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Dallas City was laid out in 1848, and named in honor of George Mifflin Dallas, 11th Vice President of the United States of America, from 1845 to 1849. A post office has been in operation at Dallas City since 1850.

Added (Abraham Lincoln's visit to Dallas City. On october 23, 1858, Abraham Lincoln stopped in Dallas City, Illinois to deliver a speech. Many people were the cause of Lincoln visiting Dallas City in the act of persuasion, George M. Ames, H.F. Black, and Ben Mendenhall. A monument to represent Lincolns visit sits on the Mississippi River. According to the Dallas City Review newspaper, Democrats have tried several times to tear down the platform whilst given his speech, but the many republican forces did not allow that to happen.)

(However, there were supposed to be two stones with bronze plaques, one for Lincolns visit, the other for President James Polk and his Vice-President George M Dallas. There is no information given as to why that other plaque was not included on the stone, but it is assumed Lincoln's was more impactful.)

 (The day before (October 22, 1858), Lincoln had spoke at the second courthouse made in Hancock County, the county Dallas City is a part of, to residents as they were running against each other for the US Senate) 

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https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=18144

https://www.dallascity-il.com/history/

https://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/wm7H70_Lincoln_spoke_at_Dallas_City_Illinois

http://illinois.outfitters.com/illinois/hancock/courthouse.html