LINCOLN NOMINATION
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Does anyone ever think about HOW or WHERE Lincoln became nominated for President?
Waymark Code: WMXDT
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 11/04/2006
Views: 53
County: Wayne, Pennsylvania
Date Dedicated: 1968/8/26
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: 115 9th St., Honesdale
Category: Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century, Abraham Lincoln
Marker Text:
In May, 1859, Horace Greeley met with notable political leaders to create a boom to nominate Abraham Lincoln for President. The events that ensued at the Republican National Convention in Chicago paralleled the strategy planned at the parley held in this building.
The law office of one Samuel Dimmick was located in a small building in Honesdale. In 1859 Horace Greeley, Dimmick, and several others planned the nomination of Abraham Lincoln for President.
Location Type: Building
Property Type: Public
Date of Event: May, 1859
Location Notes:
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URL for Additional Information: Not listed
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