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Abe the Rail Splitter

801 Sangamon Ave., Gate 1, Fairgrounds  
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This 30-foot tall "Rail Splitter" statue was created by John Rinnus for Illinois Sesquicentennial in 1968. John Rinnus was a department store display director and he made the young Abraham Lincoln from fiberglass. The statue stands just inside Gate 1 (in front of the Illinois Building) at the Fairgrounds. (E Sangamon Ave.& N 11th St.)

Photo(s): 2015

 

 

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