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See The political rise of the Adamitis and Yacubasky families.

See Sangamon County Jail conditions, 1847.

See “Poor House Rules — the drawings of Alfred S. Harkness.”

Columbus “Pigeon” Wilson (birth and death dates unknown), lived at the the Sangamon County Poor Farm near Buffalo longer than any other resident. Because of his delusions about great wealth, he also became the home’s best-known resident.

Mary Lou “Smokey” Schneider operated Smokey’s Den, Springfield’s first bar openly catering to the gay community, from 1966 to 2003. See Smokey’s Den.

For the origins of Lincoln Library, Springfield’s public library, see Springfield Library Association.

R. Wells Leib (1895-1959) was president of Springfield’s Lincoln College of Law from 1920 until the school closed in 1953.

Jerome Finkle (1891-1982) was the third and final dean of Springfield’s Lincoln College of Law.

William Carey (1880-1947) was the second dean of Springfield’s Lincoln College of Law.

William Wirt Edwards (1853-1930) was the founder and first dean of Springfield’s Lincoln College of Law.