Did you know that en route to Washington to be inaugurated, President Lincoln stopped and enjoyed a meal at the Erie train depot’s dining room in February 1861?
His train also stopped at the Girard and North East stations.
“At Erie quite a scene occurred, by the breaking down of a roof on which a large number of curious republicans had gathered. The sudden appearance of the whole group, and the scramble among the ruins, was most ludicrous. Fortunately no one was seriously hurt. After dinner at Erie Mr. Lincoln addressed the people, excusing himself for not expressing his opinions on the exciting questions of the day,” according to New York Herald, February 17, 1861 as posted at oldtimeerie.blogspot.com.
Erie’s Union Station train depot was where President Lincoln dined in 1861 as he traveled to Washington to be inaugurated.This picture shows the railroad track side of Erie’s Union Station depot in the early 20th century.This 2015 photo shows what it looked like while detraining at 4 a.m. in February at the Erie train station.
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