Above, children and others at the 1921 dedication of a marker at Second and Jefferson streets commemorating the decision a century earlier to designate Springfield as the seat of Sangamon County government. The marker was provided by the Springfield Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution. It since has been moved to the entrance of the Willard Ice Revenue Building.
Marker text: “On This Corner Was Built in 1821 The First Sangamon County Court House. A Log House One Story High and Twenty Feet Long costing $72.50. This Marker Erected By Springfield Daughters of the American Revolution April 2, 1921.”
Photo credit: Sangamon Valley Collection
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