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Thebes Courthouse
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A hand-hewn stone structure built in 1845, the courthouse crowns a sandstone bluff overlooking the Mississippi River.Abraham Lincoln, riding circuit, practiced law here. Dred Scott, a slave whose Supreme Court decision advanced black rights, was given overnight housing in the courthouse jail. Tours may be arranged with advance notice.
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Location:
Off Route 3, Thebes Illinois 62990
Telephone
618-764-2587
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