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Lincoln around Indiana
Lincoln’s Hoosier travels included more than just Southern Indiana
Indiana’s role in Abe Lincoln’s life and legacy isn’t confined solely to the southern part of the state.
On the morning of Feb. 11, 1861, President-elect Lincoln left Springfield, Ill., for Washington. Shortly after noon, the Wabash Railroad he was riding stopped briefly in State Line, Ind. As the train crossed the line, Lincoln was given a 34-gun salute. He said a few words to the crowd.
 Those words included: “Gentlemen of Indiana: I am happy to meet you on this occasion, and enter again the state of my early life, and almost of my maturity. I am under many obligations to you for your kind reception and to Indiana for the aid she rendered our cause which, I think, a just one.…”
He then went on to Indianapolis where he received another 34-gun salute and gave a longer address.
After he was assassinated, his funeral train bound for Springfield came into Indiana on April 30, 1865, passing through Richmond and stopping in Indianapolis. Early on May 1, the train left Indianapolis for Chicago and passed through Clark’s Hill, Lafayette, Brookston, Chalmers, Reynolds, Monon, Francesville, Medaryville, San Pierre, Wilders, La Crosse, Wanatah, Haskell, Alida, Westville, Otis, Michigan City, and Furnassville before crossing into Illinois.
Map of Lincoln’s Funeral Train: April-May 1865.
Here are three excellent Indiana sites and sources to learn more about Lincoln:
• Indiana Historical Society
450 W. Ohio St., Indianapolis, IN 46202-3269
317-232-1882; 800-IHS-1830
http://www.indianahistory.org/
Hours: 10 am-5 pm, Tuesdays-Saturdays; closed on Sundays and Mondays
Admission: Free
• Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
2916 E. South St., Lincoln City, IN 47552
812-937-4541; www.nps.gov/libo
Daily Hours: 8 am-4:30 pm, December-February;
8 am-5 pm, March-November
Admission: $5 per person for age 17 and older, maximum charge of $10 per family.
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Written By: eceditor
Date Posted: 1/25/2008
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