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Before Abraham Lincoln was elected President, he served in the Illinois legislature and practiced law in Springfield. Lincoln is buried just outside Springfield at the Lincoln Tomb State Historic Site.


Capital Springfield
Image Source Landsat 8
Population 12,812,508
Number of Pixels 162,132,016

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