The New Salem Lincoln League

The New Salem Lincoln League Dedicates this Memorial in Honor of William Randolph Hearst Who in 1906 purchased the site of New Salem for the Old Salem Chautauqua Association. In 1918, with the consent of Mr. Hearst, this tract was transferred to the State of Illinois thereby fostering the restoration of the village where Lincoln Lived from 1831 to 1837. Erected August 19, 1951