Downtown in Hartford in Hartford County, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)

Lincoln Meets Stowe

Bruno Lucchesi, 2006

— Lincoln Financial Sculpture Walk at Riverfront —

Lincoln Meets Stowe Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Michael Herrick, February 1, 2012

1. Lincoln Meets Stowe Marker

Inscription.

"In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the free – honorable alike in what we give and what we preserve."

This sculpture commemorates the 1862 meeting of Abraham Lincoln and Hartford resident Harriet Beecher Stowe in Washington, D.C. Stowe's novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin, was widely credited for increasing opposition to slavery and she had written the president urging him to sign the Emancipation Proclamation. Upon meeting this tiny powerhouse, Lincoln purportedly quipped, "So you're the little lady who started this big war."

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • War, US Civil • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 2006.

Location. 41° 45.912′ N, 72° 40.029′ W. Marker is in Hartford, Connecticut, in Hartford County. It is in Downtown. Marker can be reached from the intersection of Columbus Boulevard and State Street, on the right when traveling north. Located on the Founders Bridge Promenade. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hartford CT 06103, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Founders Bridge (within shouting distance of this marker); William H. Mortensen Riverfront Plaza (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Union (about

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400 feet away); a different marker also named William H. Mortensen Riverfront Plaza (about 500 feet away); Recapture of the Connecticut River (about 500 feet away); Sophie Tucker (approx. 0.2 miles away); Bell of the U.S.S. Hartford (approx. 0.2 miles away); Bob Steele (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hartford.

Photographed By Michael Herrick, February 1, 2012

2. Lincoln Meets Stowe Marker

Photographed By Michael Herrick, February 1, 2012

3. Lincoln Meets Stowe Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 15, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 14, 2012, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 797 times since then and 54 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 14, 2012, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.