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Peter Relyea (1817–1896) was appointed to organize the New York portion of Lincoln's death tour and construct a hearse for the parade through Manhattan. [1] [2] It was built at the intersection of East Broadway and Grant Street over a period of three days and in full view of the public. According to reports, large crowds gathered to marvel at ...
The city of Columbus is the location of 183 of these properties and districts, including all of the National Historic Landmarks; they are listed here, while the remaining properties and districts are listed separately. Another 3 properties were once listed but have been removed.
In 1925, Garford Motor Truck changed its name to the Superior Body Company and opened a new plant housing a large manufacturing facility and administrative offices. The company diversified, introducing a line of hearse and ambulance bodies (known as professional cars ) and becoming a major producer of school bus bodies for the U.S. and Canada ...
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King-Lincoln Bronzeville is a historically African American neighborhood in Columbus, Ohio.Originally known as Bronzeville by the residents of the community, it was renamed the King-Lincoln District by Mayor Michael B. Coleman's administration to highlight the historical significance of the district's King Arts Complex and Lincoln Theatre, amid collaborations with investors and developers to ...
The Lincoln Vicksburg Monument, also known as the Lincoln and Soldiers' Monument, [1] is a marble memorial commemorating Abraham Lincoln and victims of the American Civil War by Thomas Dow Jones, installed in the Ohio Statehouse's rotunda, in Columbus, Ohio, United States.
Gates dating to the 1860s. From April to June 1861, the park was used as a staging area for new recruits for the Union Army at the request of three city councilmen. [6] The camp started in April when Governor William Dennison, at the urging of President Lincoln, called on Ohio communities to revive their militias and send them to Columbus.
A combination car was a vehicle that could serve either as a hearse or as an ambulance, [1] and had the capability of being swapped between those roles without much difficulty. [2] This hybrid usage of the cars reflects an era when funeral homes offered emergency ambulance service in addition to their primary trade, especially in smaller towns ...