Ornament from Lincoln’s funeral carriage
| Description: |
After President Lincoln was assassinated in 1865, his body was carried by a train from Washington, DC to Springfield, Illinois for his funeral. Along the way, the train made stops so people could pay their final respects. This star came from a carriage that took the coffin from the train through pouring rain to the Indiana State House, where close to 50,000 people attended a public viewing. |
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| Source: |
http://www.digitalindy.org/cdm/ref/collection/tcm/id/1532 |
| Collection: |
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis |
| Rights: | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/; |
| Copyright: |
Creative Commons (CC By-SA 3.0); |
| Subjects: |
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Assassination Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Funeral Indiana Indiana -- History 19th Century Indiana--History |
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