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Fort Abraham Lincoln in North Dakota has been reconstructed. In the 1930s, the federal WPA program repaired Fort Sisseton but it was not reconstructed as most of the original stone and material ...
Plans were made to erect statues of Custer at the West Point Academy in New York; Washington, D.C.; Monroe, Mich.; and Fort Abraham Lincoln. Of those plans, only two were erected.
George s wife, Libbie, and sister Margaret received word of their husbands deaths at Fort Abraham Lincoln near Bismarck, N.D., where the 7th Cavalry began its journey to Montana.
The first Juneteenth was held in Galveston the next year. Celebrations were low-key affairs, often kept to church gatherings ...
On Wednesday, June 19, celebrate Juneteenth with Opal's Walk for Freedom. This year's 2.5-mile walk is through Fort Worth ...
Those who showed up for the 2.5 mile walk representing the 2.5 years it took for news of freedom to reach slaves in Texas, ...
The walk is a symbolic gesture recognizing the 2 1/2 years it took for news of freedom to reach enslaved people in Texas ...
Several events are planned for the Fort Wayne community to celebrate Juneteenth, marking 160 years since news of emancipation ...
A new bust of a young, clean-shaven Abraham Lincoln was unveiled at the East Peoria City Council meeting. Local artist Morgan Elser created the bust, depicting Lincoln before he grew his iconic beard.
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Zionsville Parks and Recreation has launched the Love for Lincoln campaign to preserve and renovate Lincoln Park, a site where President-elect Abraham Lincoln gave a speech ...
Gloves Lincoln Wore to Ford’s Theater Sell for $1.5 Million at Auction. More than 100 relics connected to President Abraham Lincoln brought in $7.9 million, auctioneers said.
BLOOMINGTON — Almost 170 years after Abraham Lincoln delivered an impassioned speech against slavery at a political gathering in downtown Bloomington, a new mural within sight of the spot now ...