Salzenstein was one of the most successful and best liked merchants in the town of Athens, IL. He and his sons purchased a building from Col. Matthew Rogers and operated a general store until 1913 when his heirs sold it to the Masonic Lodge for $3,000.00. This building is still standing and today houses the Abraham Lincoln Long Nine Museum.
An 1887 newspaper article recalls that Minnie Salzenstein (wife) was the first German speaking woman to cross the Sangamon River.
Son, Elias, was running the store while his parents were away in 1857. At this time merchandise from St. Louis arrived and is believed to be the source of the germs that caused a major cholera epidemic in Athens that year.
Abraham Lincoln (apart from having many other connections to the building) once borrowed an axe from the Salzenstein store to cut down a tree to get a racoon. Myer Salzenstein later recalled Lincoln never returned the axe but did offer to pay for the tool. Noted Lincoln artist Lloyd Ostendorf created a drawing to commemorate that event with the store plainly visible in the background.
An 1887 newspaper article recalls that Minnie Salzenstein (wife) was the first German speaking woman to cross the Sangamon River.
Son, Elias, was running the store while his parents were away in 1857. At this time merchandise from St. Louis arrived and is believed to be the source of the germs that caused a major cholera epidemic in Athens that year.
Abraham Lincoln (apart from having many other connections to the building) once borrowed an axe from the Salzenstein store to cut down a tree to get a racoon. Myer Salzenstein later recalled Lincoln never returned the axe but did offer to pay for the tool. Noted Lincoln artist Lloyd Ostendorf created a drawing to commemorate that event with the store plainly visible in the background.
Salzenstein was one of the most successful and best liked merchants in the town of Athens, IL. He and his sons purchased a building from Col. Matthew Rogers and operated a general store until 1913 when his heirs sold it to the Masonic Lodge for $3,000.00. This building is still standing and today houses the Abraham Lincoln Long Nine Museum.
An 1887 newspaper article recalls that Minnie Salzenstein (wife) was the first German speaking woman to cross the Sangamon River.
Son, Elias, was running the store while his parents were away in 1857. At this time merchandise from St. Louis arrived and is believed to be the source of the germs that caused a major cholera epidemic in Athens that year.
Abraham Lincoln (apart from having many other connections to the building) once borrowed an axe from the Salzenstein store to cut down a tree to get a racoon. Myer Salzenstein later recalled Lincoln never returned the axe but did offer to pay for the tool. Noted Lincoln artist Lloyd Ostendorf created a drawing to commemorate that event with the store plainly visible in the background.
An 1887 newspaper article recalls that Minnie Salzenstein (wife) was the first German speaking woman to cross the Sangamon River.
Son, Elias, was running the store while his parents were away in 1857. At this time merchandise from St. Louis arrived and is believed to be the source of the germs that caused a major cholera epidemic in Athens that year.
Abraham Lincoln (apart from having many other connections to the building) once borrowed an axe from the Salzenstein store to cut down a tree to get a racoon. Myer Salzenstein later recalled Lincoln never returned the axe but did offer to pay for the tool. Noted Lincoln artist Lloyd Ostendorf created a drawing to commemorate that event with the store plainly visible in the background.
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