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Special Event

Lincoln-Thomas Day

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Fee:

Free.

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Location: LAT/LONG: 38.964150, -77.029090

Fort Stevens Park 13th and Quackenbos NW, Washington DC, DC 20011

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Dates & Times

Date:

Saturday, September 18, 2021

Time:

12:00 PM

Duration:

2 hours

Type of Event

Partner Program

Talk

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Description

The Military Road School Preservation Trust and the National Park Service invite you to commemorate the 97th Anniversary of Lincoln-Thomas Day.

 

Join us as we honor two individuals of the Civil War-era from very different backgrounds, who shared a profound connection to Fort Stevens.

 

Keynote Speaker:

C.R. Gibbs, award-winning historian, author, and humanities scholar.

 

For more information, please contact the Military Road School Preservation Trust 202-577-6956 or -202-241-7276

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Reservation or Registration: No

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Contact Information

Patricia Tyson
202-577-6956 or 202-241-7276
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Image Gallery

People posing for an image near a stone boulder and tree.

Elizabeth Proctor Thomas, seated, and US Army veterans of the Civil War at the dedication of the boulder marking the spot where President Abraham Lincoln was under enemy fire at the Battle of Fort Stevens, November 7, 1911.
Library of Congress, Willard R. Ross Collection