Urbana in Champaign County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
President Lincoln’s Funeral Train in Urbana
The nine-car funeral train for President Abraham Lincoln departed Washington, D.C. on April 21, 1865. It arrived in Urbana on April 29 at 10:40p.m. Urbana’s citizens erected an arch of evergreens and flowers near the station west of Main Street. A large crowd of mourners received the train. The arch was hastily removed, too narrow to allow the train’s passage. Other memorial gestures included a large cross, entwined with evergreen wreathes.
Erected 2012 by The Ultra-Met Company, Champaign County Bicentennial Historical Marker Committee, The Ohio Historical Society, Champaign County Republican Party-Friends of Urbana. (Marker Number 31-11.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Railroads & Streetcars • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #16 Abraham Lincoln, and the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1777.
Location. 40° 6.872′ N, 83° 45.13′ W. Marker is in Urbana, Ohio, in Champaign County. Marker is at the intersection of North Main Street (U.S. 68) and Fyffe Street, on the left when traveling north on North Main Street. Located on the Simon Kenton Trail (old Pennsylvania RR right-of-way), now Ohio Bicycle Route 3, about 150 ft SW of Fyffe Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 641 North Main Street, Urbana OH 43078, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Hull's Headquarters (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); War Council of 1812 / Old Grave Yard (approx. 0.3 miles away); Harmony Lodge No. 8 Free and Accepted Masons (approx. 0.3 miles away); Champaign County Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Champaign County World War I Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); This tablet mark's the Site of Doolittle's Tavern (approx. 0.4 miles away); Simon Kenton (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Samuel McCord House (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Urbana.
More about this marker. The Urbana marker is the third of four similar markers in Champaign CountyM
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 3, 2015, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 794 times since then and 68 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 3, 2015, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.