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Efforts underway to restore crumbling site where Abraham Lincoln began his political rise
Lincoln’s New Salem State Historic Site has fallen into disrepair as the tab for deferred maintenance on properties managed ...
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Sangamon Co. Coroner ID’s man recovered from Sangamon River
The Sangamon County Coroner has identified a man who was found in the Sangamon River earlier this week. Sangamon County ...
The State Journal-Register12d
Lincoln's New Salem is 'deteriorating,' needs revitalization. A plan is being proposed
Critics are warning that without swift intervention, "we risk losing these historical assets" at Lincoln's New Salem site.
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ISP investigating abandoned vehicle in Sangamon River
SANGAMON COUNTY, Ill. (WAND)- Illinois State Police are investigating after a vehicle was found abandoned in the Sangamon River. The Springfield Fire Department said a man was fishing Saturday ...
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Endangered species found in Sangamon River 120 years after last sighting
a researcher who studies mollusks at the Illinois Natural History Survey (INHS), found both the salamander mussel and its host, the mudpuppy, in the Sangamon River. Back in June, they tested ...
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Upgrades to the I-55 bridges over the Sangamon River
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - The Illinois Department of Transportation announced Thursday that a $29.5 million project to expand the Interstate 55 bridges over the Sangamon River north of ...
Chicago Tribune2d
Efforts underway to restore crumbling site where Abraham Lincoln began his political rise
In 1831, Abraham Lincoln arrived at the New Salem grist mill along the Sangamon River aboard a flatboat ... maintenance on properties managed by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources ...