Dateline Dixon: Can Dixon really sell Lincoln?
Small town Pittsfield may hold the answer
How far will you travel to see the house where Abraham Lincoln slept? Or crazier yet, a public parking lot with a sign reading “Lincoln slept here?”
Dixon officials met Tuesday to discuss a regional branding strategy to capitalize on the popularity of Steven Spielberg’s “Lincoln.”
Seemingly every other Illinois town boasts its own statue, layover or connection to Lincoln, and Dixon and its surrounding communities figure to have competition to attract visitors.
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