Bristol in Bucks County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Abraham Lincoln

Photographed by Don Morfe, August 3, 2015

1. Abraham Lincoln Marker

Inscription. On Feb. 21, 1861, the train carrying the President-elect from Springfield, Ill., to his Inauguration in Washington, D.C., stopped briefly near this point. Mr. Lincoln appeared on the rear platform and spoke to the assembled crowd, estimated at more than a thousand people.

Erected 1991 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Notable Events • Railroads & Streetcars. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #16 Abraham Lincoln, the Lincoln 1861 Inaugural Train Stops, and the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is February 1808.

Location. 40° 5.893′ N, 74° 51.413′ W. Marker is in Bristol, Pennsylvania, in Bucks County. It is on Pond Street. The marker is behind Snyder-Girotti Elementary School. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bristol PA 19007, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Greater Philadelphia.

It is also in the American Northeast

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and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Firehouse (within shouting distance of this marker); S/Sgt. James B. Boyle (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lock 3 (about 600 feet away); Welcome to Bristol Friends Meetinghouse (about 700 feet away); Riverport Plaza Razed Colonial Building (about 700 feet away); Welcome to Riverport Plaza @ Market (about 700 feet away); Bristol Meetinghouse Labyrinth (about 800 feet away); Welcome to Bristol Fire Company (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bristol.

Photographed by Don Morfe, August 3, 2015

2. Abraham Lincoln Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 3, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 12, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,035 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 12, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.