| Name of Notable | Genus | AsNotedIn | No | Address | Proximity | Area |
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| Name | Genus | AsNotedIn | Address | Proximity | Area | |
| Beardstown Courthouse |
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W 3rd St | S State St | ||
| Beardstown Grand Opera House |
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121 | State St | ||
| Park House |
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200 | W 2nd St |
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1832/03/00 | Abraham Lincoln | Work | Abraham Lincoln helps to pilot the Talisman, a small steamboat up the river from Beardstown to the New Salem area and back. The work included clearing the river of obstructions and breaking up ice. | |||
| 1832/04/00 | Abraham Lincoln | Military | Abraham Lincoln volunteers for service in the Black Hawk War and marches from New Salem to Beardstown, where he was elected captain of his company. The approximate site is marked in Schmoldt Park. | |||
| 1858/08/12 | Abraham Lincoln | Politics | Republican candidate for the US Senate, Abraham Lincoln gives a speech from a platform in Beardstown town square, the site is marked by a plaque across from the courthouse. | Lincoln Douglas 1858 Senatorial Campaign | ||
| 1858/08/13 | Stephen A Douglas | Candidate | Stephen Douglas speaks as the Republican candidate for the US Senate from a platform in Beardstown town square, a site marked by a plaque across from the courthouse. | Lincoln Douglas 1858 Senatorial Campaign |
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