Nov 17, 2008

Park Service prepares Wills exhibits: The house where Lincoln stayed will open as a museum in February


(YDR) - Abraham Lincoln is not the only person to have slept on this particular bed. He is, however, by far the most famous.
And so, when the 16th president stayed at the home of Gettysburg resident David Wills the night before he delivered the Gettysburg Address in 1863, he forever secured the significance of the furniture, knickknacks and documents associated with the famous event. Continued

Image: Library of Congress

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