Last Stop, Mr. Lincoln: Springfield Train Station
A simple, elegant black stone monument that marks the final stop on the biggest funeral procession the country had - and probably has - ever seen.
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01, 2013
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01, 2013
Rise of the Three-Headed President: Lincoln Landing, Lockport, Illinois
Lots of towns promote events or historic sites connected to the Great Emancipator, but the town of Lockport has outdone them all. Their Lincoln statue has three heads.
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12, 2012
The Lincoln Watermelon: Lincoln, IL
Who knew a president - especially one as well known as Abraham Lincoln - could be represented by fruit?
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11, 2012
My kind of town
We have a lot to catch up on! First, thanks to all the backers for Kickstarter project #2. It's pretty clear I set the goal too high, as you all raised nearly half of the goal,
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11, 2012
This is what the “Lincoln” movie should’ve been about
I appreciate the great struggle to rid the country of slavery as much as anyone, but that story is somewhat well-worn ground. Wouldn't it have been even more interesting to see Steven Spielberg and Daniel Day-Lewis take on the tale of Lincoln and the elephants?
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11, 2012
The Petersen House
Think of the place as a bit like improvised hospice for the dying president.
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10, 2012
Booth. John Wilkes Booth.
Buzzfeed's right, poor Abe can't catch a break.
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10, 2012
This guy saw Abe Lincoln get shot
PWLIS backer Tom B. pointed me toward this genuinely mind-bending video of a Mr. Samuel J. Seymour, who in 1956 appeared on the TV show "I've Got a Secret." His secret? He was at Ford's Theater
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10, 2012
The answer is NOT "Lee Harvey Oswald"
The question is "Who shot Abraham Lincoln?"And it is probably good news that in a recent poll, 75% of Americans correctly answered "John Wilkes Booth." But for whatever reasons, a full 7% of those polled said
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07, 2012
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln's body has been moved more times than a journeyman infielder through the National League, but with 12 feet of concrete overhead he's not going anywhere these days.