Thief River Falls in Pennington County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Address by President Lincoln

At the Dedication of The Gettysburg National Cemetery

— November 19, 1863 —

Gettysburg Address Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 29, 2022

1. Gettysburg Address Marker

Inscription.
Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.

Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battle-field of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this.

But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate — we can not consecrate — we can not hallow — this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us — that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion — that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain — that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom — and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #16 Abraham Lincoln series list. A significant historical date for this entry is November 19, 1863.

Location. 48° 7.007′ N, 96° 11.013′ W. Marker is in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, in Pennington County. It is at

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the intersection of Knight Avenue South and 1st Street West, on the left when traveling north on Knight Avenue South. The marker is mounted near the northeast corner of Lincoln High School, facing Knight Avenue South. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 101 Knight Avenue South, Thief River Falls MN 56701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Minnesota’s Northland. It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

on the prairies,

on the Great Plains,

and specifically on the Northern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Great North Woods,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least one other marker is within walking distance of this marker: Carnegie Library (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line).

Also see . . . Gettysburg Address (Wikipedia).

Excerpt: The Gettysburg Address is a dedication speech delivered by Abraham Lincoln, the
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 29, 2022

2. Gettysburg Address Marker
The marker is mounted on the left side of the Lincoln High School northeast entrance.
16th U.S. president, following the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War. The speech has come to be viewed as one of the most famous, enduring, and historically significant speeches in American history.
Lincoln delivered the speech on the afternoon of November 19, 1863, during a formal dedication of Soldiers' National Cemetery, now known as Gettysburg National Cemetery, on the grounds where the Battle of Gettysburg had been fought four and a half months earlier, between July 1 and July 3, 1863, in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. In the battle, Union army soldiers successfully repelled and defeated Confederate forces in what proved to be the Civil War's deadliest and most decisive battle, resulting in more than 50,000 Confederate and Union army casualties in a Union victory that altered the war's course in the Union's favor.
The historical and enduring significance and fame of the Gettysburg Address is at least partly attributable to its brevity; it has only 271 words and was read in less than two minutes before approximately 15,000 people who had gathered to commemorate the sacrifice of the Union soldiers, over 3,000 of whom had been killed during the three-day battle.

(Submitted on July 29, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Lincoln High School (<i>northeast elevation</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 29, 2022

3. Lincoln High School (northeast elevation)

The marker is on the left side of the northeast entrance.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 29, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 29, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 4 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 29, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.