Lincoln-Douglas Square
Broadway & Market St., Alton, IL 62002
Historic Sites
Stand the same ground once stood as Abraham Lincoln and Stephan A. Douglas near the Alton riverfront.
The final debate of Stephan A. Douglas and Abraham Lincoln took place in front of Alton's city hall at the corner of Broadway and Market Streets. The senatorial debate drew national attention along with more that 6,000 visitors. Life-like statues of the two statesmen keep the famous series of debates in 1858 frozen forever in time.
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