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Today is the 190th birthday of the state of Illinois.  The “Land of Lincoln” entered the Union on December 3, 1818 and in ten years will celebrate it’s Bicentennial!  The state took its name from an Algonquin word meaning “tribe of superior men”. (Source: Library of Congress)
From Illinois came our 16th President – Abraham Lincoln [...]

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Photographed by Wendy Littrell, December 2, 2008
Digital Photo in Possession of Wendy Littrell (Address for private use)

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