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RE: Where Is It? - RJNorton - 06-09-2024 12:40 PM

Hint #1: The correct answer is in the Western Hemisphere.

RE: Where Is It? - Rob Wick - 06-09-2024 09:50 PM

Mexico?

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Rob

RE: Where Is It? - RJNorton - 06-10-2024 04:04 AM

Nope, not Mexico, Rob. You are very close, however.

RE: Where Is It? - STS Lincolnite - 06-10-2024 01:33 PM

That statue is in Havana, Cuba.

You can find it on the map the Dave Wiegers and I created:
https://dbwiegers.zenfolio.com/lincoln-sculpture-map

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RE: Where Is It? - RJNorton - 06-10-2024 03:18 PM

You nailed it, Scott!

RE: Where Is It? - Gene C - 06-11-2024 10:52 AM

Thanks for posting the web site Scott.
Interesting to see that there are no statues of Lincoln in Canada

Roger, Thanks for posting all these trivia questions.

RE: Where Is It? - STS Lincolnite - 06-11-2024 12:26 PM

(06-11-2024 10:52 AM)Gene C Wrote:  Thanks for posting the web site Scott.
Interesting to see that there are no statues of Lincoln in Canada

Roger, Thanks for posting all these trivia questions.

You're welcome Gene!

As far as Lincoln sculptures in Canada. Every once in a while we hear of a supposed Lincoln sculpture in Canada, but we haven't yet been able to confirm any. One person sent us photo of a "Lincoln" statue in Canada. It was a bearded figure that was clearly not Lincoln, and with a little research, we were able to prove it wasn't Lincoln and find out who it was (but I can't remember the name now...). That was a close as we have come.

RE: Where Is It? - RJNorton - 08-19-2025 07:52 PM

No googling please.

Where is this boulder located?

[Image: Lincolnspokehere.jpg]


RE: Where Is It? - RJNorton - 08-20-2025 06:19 AM

Let's modify the question - in what state is the boulder located?

RE: Where Is It? - Rob Wick - 08-20-2025 07:22 AM

Is it Iowa?

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Rob

RE: Where Is It? - Gene C - 08-20-2025 08:11 AM

Michigan ?

RE: Where Is It? - David Lockmiller - 08-20-2025 08:39 AM

I "Burlingamed" a possible correct answer of Kalamazoo, Michigan. Burlingame's work is written in chronological order.

"Later that month (August) Lincoln spoke in Kalamazoo, Michigan. . . . Cogently Lincoln argued that once slavery managed to take root in Kansas, attempts to expel it would fail." (Abraham Lincoln: A Life, Vol. One, p. 428)

RE: Where Is It? - Dave Taylor - 08-20-2025 11:10 AM

I read an article about this boulder a couple days ago (likely Roger did the same), so I won't give away the answer. But I will say that Michigan is incorrect.

Since the article had this old picture, I was curious if the boulder was still in existence. The answer is yes. Here's a screen grab from Google Street View:

[Image: lincoln-boulder.png]

RE: Where Is It? - RJNorton - 08-20-2025 12:01 PM

Thanks, Dave.

Iowa is incorrect, Gene.

RE: Where Is It? - David Lockmiller - 08-20-2025 02:54 PM

"In early August, Lincoln swung throughout southeastern Illinois." (Abraham Lincoln: A Life, Vol. One, p. 428)