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Douglas Tomb State Historic Site

636 E. 35th St., Chicago, IL 60616

Historic Sites

View the final resting place of U.S. Senator Stephen A. Douglas, who gained fame arguing Abraham Lincoln in the 1858 Lincoln-Douglas Debates. The 96-foot granite and marble structure was built following Douglas' death in 1861.

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