Wigwam (Chicago)
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The Wigwam was a convention center and meeting hall that served as the site of the 1860 Republican National Convention.[1] It was located in Chicago, Illinois, at Lake Street and Market (later Wacker Drive) near the Chicago River.[2] This site had previously been the site of the Sauganash Hotel, Chicago's first hotel.[1] This is where supporters ushered Abraham Lincoln to the party nomination and the eventual U.S. Presidency. The location at Lake and Wacker was designated a Chicago Landmark on November 6, 2002.[1] The name "Wigwam" was later associated with host locations for both the 1864 Democratic National Convention and the 1892 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.