Sangamon

[ sang-guh-muh n ]

/ ˈsæŋ gə mən /

the third interglacial stage of the Pleistocene Epoch in North America, after the Illinoian glacial stage and before the Wisconsin.

Origin of Sangamon

First recorded in 1930–35; after Sangamon County, Ill.

Lincoln and other Sangamon County men went at once to Richmond where a company was formed.

The Story of Young Abraham Lincoln |Wayne Whipple
Sangamon County showed her loyalty by piling up a larger majority than ever before given to a political favorite.

Lincoln, the Politician |T. Aaron Levy
The Sangamon is a beautiful river, tributary to the Illinois, bordered with rich prairies.

Poetical Works of William Cullen Bryant |William Cullen Bryant
Thomas Lincoln did not remain long at his home on the bluffs overlooking the Sangamon River.

Abraham Lincoln |William Eleroy Curtis

You say that in choosing a candidate for Congress you have an equal right with Sangamon, and in this you are undoubtedly correct.

The Papers And Writings Of Abraham Lincoln, Volume One |Abraham Lincoln