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Lovejoy printing press

This plaque in the lobby of the Alton Telegraph reads "Secton of the Lovejoy printing press: Destroyed by mob violence and thrown in the Mississippi River November 7, 1837. Recovered in 1915 by the Sparks Milling Company. This tablet is placed in memory of Elijah Parish Lovejoy and the valorous men who with him risked their lives in defense of free speech and a free press.

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Uploaded on June 3, 2011
Taken on March 3, 2011