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![]() ![]() ![]() 50 hearty Lincoln Society members and guests braved 10 degree temperatures on Saturday, February 21, 2015 to commemorate President-elect Abraham Lincoln's whistle stop speech at the Peekskill Train Depot on February 19, 1861. ![]() ![]() Gathering at 10 AM at the Lincoln Exedra on South Street, the excited crowd heard local attorney/congressman William Nelson greet Mr. Lincoln. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The West Point Honor Guard. ![]() ![]() "Ladies and Gentlemen:" "I have but a moment to stand before you to listen to and return your kind greeting. I thank you for this reception, and for the pleasant manner in which it is tendered to me by our mutual friends. I will say in a single sentence, in regard to the difficulties that lie before me and our beloved country, that if I can only be as generously and unanimously sustained as the demonstration I have witnessed indicate I shall be, I shall not fail; ............. ![]() ![]() .......... but without your sustaining hands I am sure that neither I nor any other man can hope to surmount these difficulties. I trust in the course I shall pursue I shall be sustained not only by the party that elected me, but by the patriotic people of the whole country."
![]() ![]() Lincoln Society President, Will Walsh and Lincoln Depot Foundation President John Testa greet the President! ![]() ![]() Lincoln Society President, Will Walsh shakes hands with President-elect Abraham Lincoln portrayed by Michael Griest. ![]() ![]() President-elect Lincoln with Lincoln Depot Museum president John Testa. ![]() ![]() Eagle Scout Candidate Paul Martin IV from BSA Troop 164 with the President and the youngest Lincoln Society member, Braedan, and his dad, LS Board member, Michael Macedonia. ![]() ![]() Paul Martin IV receives congratulations from President Lincoln for his exceptional job leading the crowd in the Pledge Of Allegiance. ![]() ![]() The Macedonias with Mr. Lincoln at the Depot Museum. Following the Lincoln Exedra Ceremony the crowd gathered at the Depot Museum for refreshments and greetings. ![]() ![]() Lincoln Society and Lincoln Depot Museum board member Paul Martin with the President. | 2015 Dinner Dance | 2015 Exedra Ceremony | 2014 Dinner Dance | Celebration 2005 | Parade 2006 | Statue Dedication | Parade 2007 | Thomas Craughwell | Harold Holzer | Celebration 2008 | David Blight | 150 Gettysburg | | Return Home | A Nation Mourns: | Celebration 2010 | Events Schedule | Great Links | FAQ Page | Contact Us | Lincoln Depot Museum | About Us | Lincoln's Speeches | Lincoln Statue | |
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