Deskins Tavern
On this site Dr. John Deskins erected a tavern in 1836. Abraham Lincoln, David Davis and other lawyers frequently stayed overnight here while the Eighth Judicial Circuit Court was in session at the Postville Court House. The judge, lawyers, litigants, witnesses, jurors and prisoners often shared the same dining table.
Marker is at the intersection of 5th Street (Business Interstate 55) and South Madison Street, on the right when traveling east on 5th Street.
Courtesy hmdb.org
