Alton, IL: Lincoln-Douglas Day Living History
The Historic Elsah Foundation and the Alton Convention and Visitors’ Bureau hosted Lincoln-Douglas Day in downtown Alton on Saturday, October 17, 2015. The event was held at the Lincoln Douglas Square, at Market St. and W. Broadway.
Turners pose in front of the replica of the Lincoln hearse during the Lincoln-Douglas Day living history at Alton, IL, October 17, 2015.
Members of Company G guard the Lincoln coffin during the Lincoln-Douglas Day living history at Alton, IL, October 17, 2015.
A Turner honor guard places a U.S. flag on the Lincoln coffin during the Lincoln-Douglas Day living history at Alton, IL, October 17, 2015.
A Turner honor guard carries the Lincoln coffin to the hearse on the Lincoln coffin during the Lincoln-Douglas Day living history at Alton, IL, October 17, 2015.
A Turner honor guard carries the Lincoln coffin to the hearse on the Lincoln coffin during the Lincoln-Douglas Day living history at Alton, IL, October 17, 2015.
A Turner honor guard places the Lincoln coffin in the hearse on the Lincoln coffin during the Lincoln-Douglas Day living history at Alton, IL, October 17, 2015.
Members of Company M pose with the Filley gun during the Lincoln-Douglas Day living history at Alton, IL, October 17, 2015.
Click here for an article on the event and photos from the Belleville News-Democrat.