In 2009, in celebration of Lincoln's 200th birthday, the State of Illinois gathered together a number of towns that had immediate connections to Lincoln's past. Pontiac, as Livingston County seat, and part of the 8th Judicial District when Lincoln served as a traveling attorney, of course was one of those towns. In order to share the many stories about Lincoln's life before he left Illinois for Washington DC and the White House, the State helped to fund the creation of a total of 215 exhibits, located in 52 communities. Each of these exhibits tells a story about Lincoln's connections to that local community. The City of Pontiac has nine of these exhibits. We invite you to take a walking tour of the Lincoln history sites. You could also travel to each site by car, but in order to read the stories, you will need to exit the vehicle and approach the storyboard.