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Statues of Grace Bedell meeting Abraham Lincoln
By Mike Wintermantel, April 21, 2013
The Lincoln-Bedell Statue Park Marker
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
| On East Main Street (U.S. 20) at South Portage Road (U.S. 20), on the right when traveling west on East Main Street. |
| | The meeting of President-Elect Abraham Lincoln and his famous corresponent, twelve-year-old Grace Bedell took place on February 16, 1861, in Westfield at the train station. Prior to this, Grace had penned a letter to Lincoln suggesting that whiskers . . . — — Map (db m64706) HM |
| On Washington Street at 2nd Street, on the left when traveling south on Washington Street. |
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Delphos
The home of
Lincoln's Little
Correspondent
Grace Bedell Billings
1848 - 1936
At the age of 11, Grace Bedell of Westfield, N.Y., wrote Candidate Abraham Lincoln on Oct. 15, 1860 suggesting that he grow a beard. She felt . . . — — Map (db m79927) HM |
May. 7, 2024