[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Pages 5009-5010]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   PRESIDENT LINCOLN'S FUNERAL TRAIN

  Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. President, today I wish to recognize the 
installation of an Ohio Historical Society marker commemorating 
President Lincoln's funeral train stop in Urbana, OH on April 29, 1865. 
Urbana was one of the Ohio communities President Lincoln's funeral 
train passed through on its 1,654-mile trek from Washington D.C. to 
Springfield, IL. Around midnight on

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April 29, 1865, 10,000 mourners gathered near Urbana's train station to 
pay their respects to President Lincoln during the train's 20-minute 
stop.
  To commemorate this historic event, the Champaign County Bicentennial 
Historical Marker Committee is installing an Ohio Historical Society 
marker in Urbana. This marker will not only honor one of America's 
greatest presidents, but it will also recognize this historical event 
which contributes greatly to Urbana's rich heritage.
  I wish to recognize Champaign County for keeping history alive for 
future generations through the installation of the Ohio Historical 
Society marker, and for other historical preservation and 
commemorations in an Ohio county with a rich history.

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