ABRAHAM LINCOLN in PEEKSKILL
to be CELEBRATED on OCTOBER 25TH
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ABRAHAM LINCOLN IN PEEKSKILL
CELEBRATED ON OCTOBER 25TH The LINCOLN SOCIETY and the LINCOLN DEPOT MUSEUM in Peekskill will partner with the City of Peekskill to mark the Centennial of the LINCOLN EXEDRA – the only Lincoln monument in Westchester County – on Saturday, October 25th. The event will celebrate Abraham Lincoln’s only speaking stop in Westchester County during his lifetime on February 19, 1861 at the old railroad depot in Peekskill during the train journey to his Inauguration in Washington, DC. At the time, Lincoln had responded to a personal invitation from Peekskill attorney William Nelson, with whom he had served in the 30th Congress from 1846 to 1848. To mark Peekskill’s unique connection to America’s 16th President, a monument to Lincoln in the form of an “exedra” (a portico with a semi-circular bench) was constructed in 1925 by Antonio S. Renza Sr., president of the Peekskill Construction Company, on land donated by Civil War veteran John Smith Sr. – using funds raised by the LINCOLN SOCIETY IN PEEKSKILL, which was founded in 1903. The memorial tablet on the LINCOLN EXEDRA was crafted by the world-famous Tiffany Studios. The site on South Street was later deeded to the City of Peekskill. The event on October 25th will begin promptly at 1:00 PM at the LINCOLN EXEDRA on South Street. The Centennial re-dedication will be celebrated with music performed by the acclaimed West Point Brass Quintet, remarks by Peekskill Mayor Vivian McKenzie, the presentation of a memorial wreath, and the burial of a time capsule. Following the outdoor ceremony, a contingent of Civil War re-enactors will lead attendees to the nearby LINCOLN DEPOT MUSEUM at 10 South Water Street for an indoor program, which will feature a keynote address by noted historian Ted Widmer, author of LINCOLN ON THE VERGE: THIRTEEN DAYS TO WASHINGTON – to be followed by a reception with refreshments and a book signing. The admission charge at the reception is $10. for adults; children are free. The program at the LINCOLN DEPOT MUSEUM will include a surprise appearance by President-Elect Abraham Lincoln of Illinois. Dr. Ted Widmer resides in Providence, Rhode Island and earned his Ph.D. at Harvard University. He has taught courses at Brown University, Washington College, and Harvard University. Dr. Widmer is the recipient of the LINCOLN FORUM BOOK PRIZE, the ACHIEVEMENT AWARD from the Lincoln Group of New York, and the LINCOLN LEGACY AWARD from the LINCOLN SOCIETY IN PEEKSKILL.; Several Lincoln-related souvenirs will be available for purchase at the LINCOLN DEPOT MUSEUM on October 25th – including a newly-minted challenge coin, Dr. Widmer’s book, and a pen and ink drawing of “Lincoln in Peekskill” by noted artist Paul R. Martin III. Because traffic will be curtailed on South Street for the afternoon program at the LINCOLN EXEDRA, parking is suggested at the Municipal Parking Lot adjacent to Homestyle Desserts (GPS: 24 South Water Street, Peekskill, NY), which is located next door to the LINCOLN DEPOT MUSEUM. Parking is FREE on weekends. All are welcome to attend the outdoor and indoor portions of the Centennial event on October 25th. Significantly, only two communities in America have constructed a monument and opened a museum to honor Abraham Lincoln’s Inaugural train journey to begin his presidency in 1861 – his hometown of Springfield, Illinois and Peekskill, New York. The LINCOLN DEPOT MUSEUM was opened in 2014 after the site was rescued and renovated. It is the only Lincoln-related museum in the NY-CT-NJ tri-state area. Additional information on the October 25th event can be obtained by visiting the website of the LINCOLN SOCIETY IN PEEKSKILL: | ||
THE “NATIONAL ANTHEM” AND THE “BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC” WILL BE SUNG BY SOLOIST ALYSSA MARTIN, ACCOMPANIED BY THE WEST POINT BRASS QUINTET.
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5th New York Duryea Zouaves Reenactment Unit
Songs, Speeches, Refreshments.
A donation of $10. for adults is suggested to support the work of the Lincoln Society and the Lincoln Depot Museum.”
Songs, Speeches, Refreshments.
A donation of $10. for adults is suggested to support the work of the Lincoln Society and the Lincoln Depot Museum.”
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LincolnSocietyInPeekskill.org
"Dedicated to perpetuating the name, ideals, and memory of Abraham Lincoln
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The Official Website of the Lincoln Society in Peekskill Founded 1903 William K. Schmidt: President "That this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom-
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Lincoln Exedra Re-dedication Ceremony: November 5, 2017 |
Lincoln Society In Peekskill Virtual Event 2021
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Due to the 2020 Pandemic, our Annual Lincoln Society Re-enactment Event and Commemoration was cancelled, and a virtual video was created. Produced by Michael J. Miner, the video combines the best moments from many of the events and commemorations that transpred over the past ten years or so. Please sit back and enjoy this wonderful production of speeches, poems and music, as we celebrate the 160th Anniversary of Presdient Abraham Lincoln's stop and speech in Peekskill, New York on February 19, 1861.
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Lincoln was elected President in November of 1860. During his trip from Illinois to Washington for his inauguration, he traveled by train east to Albany and then south through the Hudson Valley to NYC, Philadelphia and Baltimore. At his stop in Peekskill NY at the Peekskill Train Station on February 19, 1861, Lincoln addressed a supportive crowd from a specially prepared platform erected on a baggage car. There, he sensed the difficult times the nation appeared to be heading towards, when he said:
“In regard to the difficulties which lie before me and our beloved country, if I can only be as generously and unanimously sustained as the demonstrations I have witnessed indicate I shall be, then in my management of public affairs, I shall not fail: Without your sustaining hands I am sure that neither I nor any other man can hope to surmount these difficulties. I trust that in the course I shall pursue, I shall be sustained not only by the party that elected me, but by the free, intelligent and earnest support of the patriotic people of the whole country.”
Since 1903, The Lincoln Society in Peekskill has dedicated itself to perpetuating and honoring the memory of Abraham Lincoln, who stopped in Peekskill on February 19, 1861, on the way to his inauguration in Washington DC, with commemorative events, parades and dinners.
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“We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection. The Mystic Chords of Memory, stretching from every battlefield, and patriot grave, to every living heart and hearth-stone, all over this broad land, will yet swell the chorus of the Union, when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature.”
Lincoln' First Inaugural Address.
Lincoln' First Inaugural Address.
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“With malice toward none; with charity for all; with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in; to bind up the nation’s wounds; to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan-to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace, among ourselves and with all nations.”
Lincoln' Second Inaugural Address.
Lincoln' Second Inaugural Address.
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