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No, he definitely did not!

Hint #1: Abraham Lincoln never visited the state where the home is located.
Hint #2: Instead the person visited and met Lincoln which is a famous "story".
Could it be on the plantation where Frederick Douglass was born?
Another good guess, Roger, but not correct.

Hint #3: A quote uttered during the visit has been discussed on the forum.
OK, then my next guess is that it has to do with Harriet Beecher Stowe. But I do not know where she lived.
I know I've seen this photo before....

Is it down South? A Civil War Offficer's home maybe?
Outstanding, Roger - and correct. It is (was) one of Harriet Beecher Stowe's homes. Now - where is it? Joe, it is not in the south!
Hartford, CT? Near Mark Twain's house, I believe.
Good guess, Susan, but not correct. For Joe (who asked for a "Stump the German" task):
Hint #4: The German name of the landmark is Braunschweig.
Brunswick, Maine where she lived when her husband Calvin was a professor at Bowdoin College.
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My favorite German delicacy.
(09-17-2017 01:10 PM)Steve Wrote: [ -> ]Brunswick, Maine where she lived when her husband Calvin was a professor at Bowdoin College.
Very good, that is correct, Steve - here's a nice article:
http://www.pressherald.com/2016/04/20/ha...d-network/

(09-17-2017 02:04 PM)J. Beckert Wrote: [ -> ][Image: images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTqK5qI6e8Pxo7kDPwLCnD...bSe-WSEDdQ]

My favorite German delicacy.
Leberwurst??? It's my cat's favorite, too...
This one's for Roger but open to all.

A major weather event threatened to capsize a critically important strategic campaign secretly authorized by Lincoln, Seward and his advisors. Describe the weather event and the campaign.
My mind is initially blank - hopefully someone will know.

Very wild guess - does it involve either Issachar Zacharie or Ulrich Dahlgren?
The early November 1861 hurricane that nearly sank the large Naval fleet that would soon participate in the Battle of Port Royal.
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