Lincoln Timeline

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ABRAHAM LINCOLN IN PENNSYLVANIA

Date                                            Event                                                        Location                    

June 9, 1848                          Attends Whig National Convention       Philadelphia

February 14, 1861                   Inaugural Train Speech                       Pittsburgh

February 16, 1861                   Inaugural Train                                  Erie

February 21, 1861                   Whistle Stop Speech                          Bristol

February 22, 1861                   Inaugural Train Speech                       Harrisburg

February 22, 1861                   Inaugural Train                                  Lancaster

February 22, 1861                   Inaugural Train Speech                       Philadelphia

November 18, 1863                 Impromptu Speech                             Hanover          

November 19, 1863                 Gettysburg Address                            Gettysburg

June 16, 1864                        Great Sanitary Fair                             Philadelphia

April 21, 1865                         Funeral Train                                    York

April 21 - 22, 1865                  Lies in State                                     Harrisburg

April 22 - 24, 1865                  Lies in State                                     Philadelphia

April 28, 1865                         Funeral Train                                    Erie

Information taken from The Lincoln Trail in Pennsylvania: A History and Guide by Bradley Hoch (2001).