October 13th, I wrote about DuPage County's role with Abraham Lincoln. Here's more:
There has been a rumor that Lincoln slept at Stacy's Tavern in Glen Ellyn, but it is not true. He was only in town while aboard a train.
Mary Todd Lincoln was placed at Bellevue Sanitarium after the death of her son Robert and stayed there 5 months.
The wife of the owner of the Howard House Hotel in St. Charles was a medium and Mary Todd Lincoln wanted to speak with her dead husband and sons. She stayed at the hotel under the assumed name of Mrs. May.
Lincoln once visited Aurora, Illinois and went to the Hoyt store on River Street and stayed at Wilder House on North River Street.
While an Illinois legislator, Lincoln joined with Naperville founder Joseph Naper, in supporting legislation to split DuPage County from Cook County.
Local legend has Lincoln giving a speech from the roof of the Pre-Emteon House in Naperville, but he probably did not.
From September 1st Daily Herald.
So, There You Have the Lincoln-DuPage County Connection. --B-Runner
The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.
