Boise in Ada County, Idaho — The American West (Mountains)
Abraham Lincoln and Idaho
1809 - 2009
Photographed by Tom Bruton, 2018
1. Abraham Lincoln and Idaho Marker
The marker includes the June 3, 1860 photo of Lincoln by Alexander Hesler. Interestingly he would not be elected President until November of the same year.
President Abraham Lincoln created Idaho Territory, appointed its first officers and judges and addressed Congress about Idaho in 1863 and 1864. He considered Idaho issues in the White House on the afternoon that he was shot and invited the former Governor of Idaho Territory to attend Ford's Theater with him that evening. Twenty-five years later, Lincoln's neighbor boy from Springfield became a Congressman who led Idaho to Statehood.
“More than any other state, Idaho is related to Abraham Lincoln"
The Idaho Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission
D. Leroy, Chairman; C.L. Otter, Governor
This monument, the oldest celebrating Lincoln in the western United States, was relocated and rededicated in honor of Idaho's school children and veterans
February 12, 2009
Erected 2009 by The Idaho Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Political Subdivisions • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #16 Abraham Lincoln, and the The Grand Army of the Republic series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is February 12, 2009.
Location. 43° 37.005′ N, 116° 12.041′ W. Marker is in Boise, Idaho, in Ada County
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Regionally, this marker is on Idaho’s Snake River Plain. It is also in the American Mountain West. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Lumberjack to Statesman (within shouting distance of this marker); Sawtooth National Recreation Area (within shouting distance of this marker); Central Idaho Wilderness Act (within shouting distance of this marker); Hells Canyon (within shouting distance of this marker); Snake River Birds of Prey Area (within shouting distance of this marker); Operation Desert Storm Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Frank Steunenberg (within shouting distance of this marker); Federal Building (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Boise.
Photographed by Tom Bruton, 2018
2. Abraham Lincoln and Idaho additional marker
The monument includes a tablet with the Gettysburg Address and the engraving of Lincoln by Victor David Brennan used for the US penny.
Photographed by Tom Bruton, 2018
3. Abraham Lincoln and Idaho Marker
As the marker mentions, the monument was one of the first to Lincoln in the western United States. Its inscription under the tablet to the Gettysburg address reads, "Presented to the State of Idaho by the Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic of Boise Feby 19th 1915."
Photographed by Tom Bruton, 2018
4. A nearby marker to Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address
Photographed by Tom Bruton, 2018
5. Abraham Lincoln and Idaho Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on August 3, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 24, 2018, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 989 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 24, 2018, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.
