 State Bank of Lincoln has purchased one of those statues, and
delivery will be on Monday. The public is invited to the
bank office at the corner of Sangamon and Broadway at 10 a.m. to see
the new statue added to the Lincoln collection that already exists
there.The full-size Abraham Lincoln statue, to be placed on the
courthouse lawn, will commemorate the speech made there by Abraham
Lincoln on Oct. 16, 1858, during his run for the Senate. The speech
on the Logan County Courthouse square drew a crowd of 5,000. The
town of Lincoln was just 5 years old, and its population was swelled
far beyond its permanent residents that day.
A total of 30 numbered statues will be made, autographed by the
artist, and the mold will then be broken. The cost for a statue will
be $2,000. To reserve a number and acquire one of the statues, a
nonrefundable deposit of $500 is needed. The balance of $1,500 is
due at the time of delivery, which should be from four to six weeks
once the order has been placed.
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Payment should be made to the Logan County Genealogical &
Historical Society, with check or money order made out to LCGHS and
mailed to 114 N. Chicago St., Lincoln, IL 62656; Attn: Bill Donath.
For more information, call the office phone, 217-732-3200, or
cellphone, 217-737-8675.
Other donations for the project may also be made to the Logan
County Genealogical & Historical Society. Individuals who donate
$100 of more to the project will receive an unframed, numbered copy
of a print showing Mr. Lincoln giving the speech. The prints are
being donated to the committee by Main Street Lincoln.
LCGHS is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization and donations are
tax-deductible.
[Text from file received from Abraham
Lincoln Statue Committee]
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