General Lemuel C. Shepherd Jr.

U.S.M.C. VMI 1917

Combat Veteran

World Wars I and II – Korea

Commandant U.S. Marine Corps

Chairman VMI Foundation

Presented by

Bruce B. Cameron VMI 1938

Marker is on Letcher Avenue, on the right when traveling east.

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Warm, Sincere Friendship

Quincy's Orville Hickman Browning was Lincoln's friend, advisor, and confidant. According to historian David Donald, Lincoln considered Browning an old friend "whom he could absolutely trust. He knew the Illinois senator would never betray a confidence." The two men seemed ...

Halliburton

Main Marker: Halliburton

Incorporated July 1, 1924

Leading the Industry - Worldwide

Duncan and Halliburton Have Served

Each Other For 80 Years

Looking to a Great Future

Small Inset: This Halliburton rig was erected in 1972 to train Russian engineers ...

Lincoln's Confidante

Quincy's Eliza Caldwell Browning and Abraham Lincoln first met in 1836. She was a new bride, and he had just received his law license. When Eliza discovered Lincoln's "great merits," the two established an easy rapport. Their nearly thirty-year friendship ...

John Wood Mansion

Erected 1835

The home of Governor John Wood

Governor State of Illinois 1860-1861

Founder of Quincy, Illinois

Dedicated by Dorothy Quincy Chapter NSDAR

Marker is at the intersection of 12th Street and State Street on 12th Street.

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Political Allies

Abraham Lincoln and John Wood shared similar political views, Both were members of the Whig Party and were strongly allied against slavery. Lincoln and Wood worked to establish the Republican Party, and each campaigned for the other's cause during their ...

The Alexander-Withrow House, ca. 1793

Historic Lexington

The Alexander-Withrow House is one of the oldest surviving structures in Lexington. Dating from ca. 1793, it was built by William Alexander one of the area’s first settlers and the town’s first postmaster. A large and distinctive building, with ...

The Sloan House, ca. 1844-45

Historic Lexington

Alexander T. Sloan and his wife, prominent local hotel keepers, bought the land at the corner of Randolph and Washington Streets in 1844 and proceeded to build their “mansion house” and several “tenements.” This house, at 107 is one ...

Campbell House, ca. 1845

Historic Lexington

Andrew Reid purchased this lot in 1784 from the town’s trustees. Later, between 1844 and 1845, Alexander T. Sloan, a local hotel owner and businessman, built this house. His wife reported that the site was a “rough and unsightly ...

The Jacob Ruff House, ca. 1829

Historic Lexington

This house is a fine example of the Valley Federal style with elegant detailing including the fanlight over the front door and a molded brick cornice. When the streets were lowered in 1851, the entrance was reoriented to the ...