Peekskill parade will mark Lincoln's stop in town
Photo credit: Handout | The annual Lincoln Society in Peekskill parade commemorates President Lincoln's stop in town on his way to his inauguration in Washington, D.C. (Jan. 24, 2013)
The Lincoln Society in Peekskill will commemorate the 152nd anniversary of President-elect Abraham Lincoln's inaugural train trip with a parade starting at 11 a.m. Feb. 9.
After Abraham Lincoln was elected president, he traveled by train from Illinois to Washington for his inauguration. He stopped at Peekskill and addressed the crowd from a platform erected on a baggage car. To commemorate...
