A bronze sculpture of the
sixteenth President is located outside the entrance to the visitor’s center at
the memorial Gettysburg National Military Park in Pennsylvania. Visitors who
encounter this realistic sculpture might suspect the figure to really be a
performance artist who will stand to greet you at any moment. Or perhaps,
visitors will be tempted to sit on the bench alongside Lincoln for a
photographic memento. A wealth of information
is available from the National Park Service at:
Gettysburg National Military Park,
Pennsylvania. National Park
Service.
Abraham Lincoln. Hanover Junction, Pennsylvania
At Hanover Junction, another Pennsylvania location, a portrait bust of Lincoln is located in a humble and
discreet garden. According to the
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, an on-site plaque commemorates
the fact that Lincoln’s train passed through the railroad station the day
before his speech at the Soldiers’ National Cemetery in Gettysburg. In the same
year but prior to Lincoln’s speech, wounded soldiers from the Gettysburg
battlefield were also transported through Hanover Junction to distant
hospitals. Today, the garden adjoins the rail trail that is popularly used by
bicyclists.