Logan House - Altoona
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N 40° 30.911 W 078° 24.099
17T E 720130 N 4488183
Quick Description: Marker where the Logan House Hotel once stood.
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 12/28/2020 3:00:33 PM
Waymark Code: WM13K0V
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Long Description:
Marker Text: Logan House. At the Famous Railroad Hotel that stood on this site was held the Conference of Northern War Governors, Sept. 24-26,1862. Governor Andrew Curtin of Pennsylvania called the meeting which united forces behind Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation.
Marker Name: Logan House
County: Blair
Date Dedicated: 4/1/1947
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: 11th Ave. at 13th St., Altoona
Category: Abraham Lincoln, African American, Business & Industry, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century, Governors, Inns & Taverns
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