Henry Emery and the Abraham Lincoln/Stephen Douglas debates Part V

In addition to the Lincoln/Douglas debate memorials at Knox College, the Galesburg, Illinois train depot has a statue of Abraham Lincoln describing his connection to the town of Galesburg.

Henry Emery and the Abraham Lincoln/Stephen Douglas debates Part IV

More photos from the Lincoln/Douglas debate in Galesburg, Illinois.

Here is a photo of the building from which Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas debated on October 7, 1858.

Upon the 100th anniversary of the debates, two plaques were placed on either side of the doorway to commemorate the occasion.

Here is a closeup of Abraham Lincoln's plaque.

And a closeup of Stephen Douglas' plaque.

Henry Emery and the Abraham Lincoln/Stephen Douglas debates Part III

Last year I posted about my great great great great grandfather Henry Emery attending the Lincoln Douglas debates in Galesburg, Illinois at the grounds of Knox college.

Here is a sign commemorating the debate.

A closeup of the left portion

A closeup of the middle

And a closeup of the right portion

Henry Emery and the Abraham Lincoln/Stephen Douglas debates

I ran across an interesting article of historical value that stated my great great great great grandfather Henry Emery attended the Lincoln/Douglas debate in Galesburg, Illinois.     His daughter Catherine also attended.

The following day, October 8, 1858, Abraham Lincoln spoke in town;  Henry and Catherine sat directly across the table from Mr Lincoln, the future President of the United States.

Unfortunately, I haven't been able to find confirmation this actually happened, but the Emery's were living in Henry county, Illinois at the time, which would have been about 26 miles northeast of Galesburg, Illinois where the debate was held.

A newspaper account of the debate can be found by clicking here.