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Wednesday, September 23, 2020
The Founder of Edwardsville, Ninian Edwards, At the Center of Statue Debate
From the July 4, 2020, Kansas City Star by Stephen Spearie, The Springfield State Journal-Register.
His final resting place is at Springfield, Illinois' Oak Ridge Cemetery (where Lincoln is buried). He served one term as Illinois' third governor and was territorial governor for three terms. Abraham Lincoln was married in his son's house in Springfield. The City of Edwardsville is named after him.
One of our favorite stops on our Route 66 sojourns is in Edwardsville, especially the Stagger-Inn Again Bar and their Route 66 festivals.
And, now, here in 2020, his name has essentially become mud as far as some are concerned.
His name was Ninian Edwards, for whom the city of Edwardsville was named.
What could he possibly have done to become such a target?
--RoadDog
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