Our Town Springfield
Springfield became the
Illinois state capital in 1837 with the
help of a young lawyer and politician named Abraham
Lincoln. He lived in the city until he left to
become the 16th President of the United States, in
1861. From that moment on, the city’s history and
future have been inexorably tied to this most famous
and beloved American citizen. 
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