Abraham Lincoln Mural - Clyde, NY
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member monkeys4ever
N 43° 04.931 W 076° 52.310
18T E 347631 N 4771641
This mural can be found on the east wall at the Express Lane Car Wash at William Street in Clyde, NY.
Waymark Code: WM88ZQ
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 02/20/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member PTCrazy
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This mural, painted by artist Robert Gillespie ,is about 2.5 by 10 meters. This is the second mural for the village of Clyde in the Mural Mania Trail . This mural depicts Abraham Lincoln stopping in Clyde, NY in Februari 1861 for a wood and water stop. Abraham Lincoln is speaking from the back of the train to the people of the village of Clyde. On the right side of the mural we see the frozen Erie Canal with some of the children skating.

Text from the plaque:

The canal Village of Clyde was the only stop made between Rochester and Saracuse by the Lincoln Inaugural Train Monday, Februari 18, 1861.

This mural, from the brush of Robert Gillespie, depicts the President-elect addressing an immense crowd which had gathered at the depot.

City: Clyde

Location Name: Express Lane Car Wash

Artist: Robert Gillespie

Date: August 2009

Media: Paint on wood

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