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The Wigwam was a convention center and meeting hall that served as the site of the 1860 Republican National Convention. It was located in Chicago, Illinois, at Lake Street and Market (later Wacker Drive) near the Chicago River. This site had previously been the site of the Sauganash Hotel, Chicago's first hotel.
25 de may. de 2010 · The Wigwam, shot by the famous Chicago photographer Alexander Hesler; he also took pictures of Lincoln before he became president, including this one. What happened to Chicago’s Wigwam?...
Wigwam. The site of the 1860 Republican National Convention, the Wigwam was built in little more than a month entirely of wood, on Lake Street near the Chicago River.
17 de mar. de 2003 · Chicago Tribune, November 15, 1869. The Republcian Wigwam of Chicago is no more. It departed in a volume of fire and cloud of smoke at 9 o’clock last night. Peace to its ashes! It was the grandest and at the same time most dilapidated structure in the United States.
The Wigwam, site of the 1860 Republican National Convention, corner of Lake and Market (later Wacker). Artist: Unknown Source: Chicago Historical Society (ICHi-26089)
- Wigwam, 1860
16 de feb. de 2023 · When Seward supporters arrived at the Wigwam after marching in the streets the next morning, they found Lincoln men occupying their seats—giving delegates an oversized impression of the support in the hall for Lincoln during the voting for president.
Political Conventions. Wigwam, 1860. Chicago has been the nation's most popular political convention city, in part because of its geographic centrality. Between 1860 and 1996, Chicago hosted 14 Republican and 11 Democrat presidential nominating conventions, plus one notable Progressive Party assembly. Chicago's closest competitors for the most ...
