Dennis Hanks Gravesite

Admission: Free
Hours: Open daily from dawn to dusk.
Address: Old City Cemetery
Phone: 217-348-0430
Our Email: chstour.cacc@advant.com
Our Website:www.charlestontourism.org
From Rt. 16 To North E street, north on E to corner of E and Madison.

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Thomas Lincoln Cemetary and Shiloh Church

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Discover the grave marker of Abraham Lincoln's "tutor," Dennis Friend Hanks (the grave is located on the southeast corner of Old City Cemetery)

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