City officials in Woonsocket, Rhode Island have unveiled a 7-foot-tall sculpture commemorating a campaign stop by Abraham Lincoln in 1860.
Lincoln was a private citizen at the time, but a national figure because of his prominent unsuccessful bid for U.S. Senate in 1858. A local Republican businessman invited him. He spoke for about two hours at what was then known as Harris Institute Hall, which is now part of Woonsocket City Hall.
City officials in Woonsocket, Rhode Island have unveiled a 7-foot-tall sculpture commemorating a campaign stop by Abraham Lincoln in 1860.
Lincoln was a private citizen at the time, but a national figure because of his prominent unsuccessful bid for U.S. Senate in 1858. A local Republican businessman invited him. He spoke for about two hours at what was then known as Harris Institute Hall, which is now part of Woonsocket City Hall.…
