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Mr. Lincoln's Visit to Peekskill: Festivities and Reception

The Peekskill Museum and the Westchester Historical Society is co-hosting this event to mark the occasion of Lincoln's visit to Peekskill in 1861, on his way to his Presidential Inauguration.

The museum will display rare prints, publications, and artifacts from the era drawn from their collection of Civil War memorabilia.

Refreshments will be served.

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