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Mount Vernon Appellate Courthouse
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History was made here when Abraham Lincoln won a tax case for the Illinois Central Railroad in 1859. Other notable people and events include Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross, who turned the courthouse into a hospital during the aftermath of the great tornado of 1888.Free admission.
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Location:
14th and Main Sts., Mt. Vernon Illinois 62864
Telephone
618-242-3120
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