Lincoln In Westfield - Westfield, NY
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member monkeys4ever
N 42° 19.311 W 079° 34.698
17T E 617147 N 4686490
This plaque is located at the Lincoln - Bedell Statue Park in Westfield.
Waymark Code: WM9N56
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 09/07/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1
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LINCOLN IN WESTFIELD

ON FEBRUARY 16, 1861, PRESIDENT- ELECT ABRAHAM LINCOLN TRAVELED TO WESTFIELD. WHILE HERE, HE TOLD THE CROWD THAT A LOCAL YOUNG LADY HAD "ADVISED ME TO LET MY WHISKERS GROW, AS IT WOULD IMPROVE MY PERSONAL APPEARANCE."

TWELVE-YEAR-OLD GRACE BEDELL HAD SENT LINCOLN A LETTER PREVIOUS YEAR RECOMMENDING THAT HE GROW A BEARD AS " ALL THE LADIES LIKE WHISKERS AND THEY WOULD TEASE THEIR HUSBANDS TO VOTE FOR YOU AND THEN YOU WOULD BE PRESIDENT." WHEN GRACE EMERGED FROM THE CROWD, LINCOLN KISSED HER AND THANKED HER FOR THE ADVICE, THUS CREATING AN ENDEARING PART OF LINCOLN LORE.

Group that erected the marker: Heritage New York

URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]

Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Lincoln - Bedell Statue Park
Route 3
Westfield, NY USA
14787
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