Moore House
SE Pleasant Grove Twp.
Historic Marker Location: Lincoln National Memorial Highway, south of Charleston
Historic Marker Erected: 01/01/1955 by The Illinois State Historical Society Here on January 31, 1861 President-elect Abraham Lincoln visited his stepmother Mrs. Sarah Bush Lincoln and her daughter Mrs. Reuben Moore (matilda Johnston). This was his last visit to Coles County before leaving Illinois for his inauguration. Mrs. Lincoln returned with him to Charleston that night and their farewells were said the next morning.
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Photos from Lincoln Log Cabin website, http://www.lincolnlogcabin.org/
Marker information from Illinois State Historical Markers website, http://www.historyillinois.org/