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Online encyclopedia of the Sangamon County (IL) Historical Society. We're more than Abe.

SangamonLink @sangamonlink.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

The Pillsbury smokestack comes down at 10 a.m. today (Thursday, Sept. 18). Moving Pillsbury Forward has a viewing site near 15th & Phillips. "MPF volunteers will be on site to welcome visitors. We look forward to seeing many friends throughout the day and hearing their Pillsbury stories."

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SangamonLink @sangamonlink.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

Demolition of Springfield's Pillsbury plant starts this week. Moving Pillsbury Forward will provide a viewing area. MPF: “We hope to see many of our friends this week as we celebrate the bittersweet end of the Pillsbury era in Springfield.” sangamoncountyhistory.org/wp/1541/

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SangamonLink @sangamonlink.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

Lewis Martin, a Black soldier in the Union Army, lost an arm and a leg in the Civil War Battle of the Crater. His photo is an iconic image of the horrendous injuries the war inflicted on combatants of both races. From SangamonLink: sangamoncountyhistory.org/wp/lewis-mar... #civilwar #blackhistory

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SangamonLink @sangamonlink.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

The man who killed Abraham Lincoln’s dog has gone down in history as a shiftless drunk. It might be a bad rap. From SangamonLink.org, online encyclopedia of the Sangamon County (Ill.) Historical Society. sangamoncountyhistory.org/wp/the-death... #fido #abrahamlincoln

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SangamonLink @sangamonlink.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Covered bridges were the lovers’ lanes of their time. New on SangamonLink.org, the online encyclopedia of the Sangamon County (Ill.) Historical Society.

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SangamonLink @sangamonlink.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

The first map of Springfield, Illinois, was printed in 1856. The city’s population was around 7,000, and a local politician named Abraham Lincoln was on his way to national prominence. SangamonLink.org, the digital encyclopedia of Sangamon County history, makes its Bluesky debut with this post.

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