Historic NYC hotel has a role in museum’s Lincoln exhibition

In 1860, Abraham Lincoln traveled to New York City, where on February 27 he delivered the speech that turned him from a little-known politician from the Midwest into the presidential candidate who ultimately triumphed in the election. During this momentous visit, he stayed at the Astor House, the city's most famous hotel in the 19th Century.

It was at the Astor House that Lincoln reworked and polished his now famous speech. The hotel is now being recognized for its role in history in a new exhibition, "Lincoln and New York." The exhibition will run from October 9, 2009, through March 25, 2010, at the New York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, between West 76th and West 77th.

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