Abraham Lincoln
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Don.Morfe
N 40° 05.867 W 074° 51.377
18T E 512249 N 4438620
The train carrying the President-elect from Springfield, Ill., to his Inauguration in Washington, D.C., stopped briefly near this point.
Waymark Code: WM129Q5
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 04/07/2020
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Abraham Lincoln-On Feb. 21, 1861, the train carrying the President-elect from Springfield, Ill., to his Inauguration in Washington, D.C., stopped briefly near this point. Mr. Lincoln appeared on the rear platform and spoke to the assembled crowd, estimated at more than a thousand people.
Marker Name: Abraham Lincoln
County: Bucks
Date Dedicated: 01/01/1991
Marker Type: City
Location: Pond St., between Grundy Tower Dr. and Beaver St., Bristol, back from road near fence
Category: Abraham Lincoln, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century
Website: Not listed
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