On March 5, 2012, Molly and I traveled to Jonesboro, Illinois. We stopped at the site of the 3rd Lincoln Douglas Debate. On September 15, 1858 Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas came to the Jonesboro fair-grounds to fight over the a seat in the senate. There was a total of seven debates and Jonesboro was their third stop on their debate tour. Lincoln lost the debate to Douglas but gained popularity which helped him win the presidential election in 1860.
Molly and I traveled a total of 43.09 miles. This brings Molly's total miles of travel to 4,590.42!
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