Lincoln Depot Museum Grand Opening Scheduled For Peekskill

The Lincoln Depot Foundation will present the Official Public Grand Opening of the Lincoln Depot Museum at 10 S. Water Street, Peekskill on Saturday, Oct. 18. For the remainder of 2014, the museum will be open to the public every Saturday and Sunday from noon until 5 p.m. Along with items related to President Lincoln and the Civil War, the museum highlights the contributions of local figures such as Chauncey Depew and organizations including the Peekskill Military Academy. The exhibit, "New York and Abraham Lincoln: The Indispensable Relationship," will not only show the impact of Lincoln to Peekskill and the Hudson Valley region but to New York as a whole.

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