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Special Event

Lincoln-Thomas Day

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Fee:

Free.

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Location:

https://www.facebook.com/cwdwnps

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Dates & Times

Date:

Tuesday, September 29, 2020

Time:

12:30 PM

Duration:

30 minutes

Type of Event

Virtual/Digital

The 1-hour program airs on the Civil War Defenses of Washington Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/cwdwnps

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Description

The Military Road School Preservation Trust and the National Park Service invite you to attend Lincoln-Thomas Day, a historic day designated by the National Federation of Colored Women’s Clubs of America in 1924. The historic event honors President Abraham Lincoln and Mrs. Elizabeth Proctor Thomas, whose family owned the property where Fort Stevens was constructed during the American Civil War

These two disparate individuals were folk heroes to the National Federation of Colored Women’s Clubs of America who designated Lincoln-Thomas Day a national day of remembrance in 1924. The commemoration was revived 7 years ago by alumni and friends of the Military Road School, founded in 1864 in a barracks at Fort Stevens.

Enjoy the 96th Annual Lincoln-Thomas Day at the comfort and safety of your home. 

For more information contact: The Military Road School Preservation Trust at 202-577-6956 or the National Park Service CWDW at 202-829-4650,

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Image Gallery

Black and White image of people standing by a stone boulder at Fort Stevens

Elizabeth Proctor Thomas, seated, and Civil War veterans of the Battle of Fort Stevens at the dedication of the stone monument marking the spot where President Abraham Lincoln was under enemy fire at the Battle of Fort Stevens on July 12, 1864. Library o
Library of Congress (Image by Willard R. Ross (1860-1948). http://digdc.dclibrary.org/.../lan.../col