As an Illinois lawyer, Abraham Lincoln traveled the old Eighth Judicial
Circuit twice a year, arguing cases in local county courthouses. In
the early years, he rode the 450-mile circuit by horseback.
Lincoln the Circuit Rider by Fred M. Torrey
This is the other original equestrian statue which Torrey
designed for the Lincoln tomb. A West Virginia native, Torrey
studied at the Chicago Art Institute and worked as an assistant
to the celebrated sculptor, Lorado Taft.
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