Peoria Journal Star: The first slave freed by Abraham Lincoln is now buried under Peoria pavement

Peoria Journal Star: The first slave freed by Abraham Lincoln is now buried under Peoria pavement

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This 1896 Peoria County plat map shows Moffatt Cemetery at South Adams and South Griswold streets. The site, which is the resting place of Nance Legins-Costley, was later paved over.

The first slave freed by Abraham Lincoln is now buried under Peoria...

Nance Legins-Costley's story is more subtle than those of high-profile abolitionist leaders, yet her fortitude was astounding.

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