Lincoln Exhibit
Public wiki for the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition
 Lincoln Exhibit | |
| Construction Cost | $6,500 (equivalent to $196,035 in 2021) |
|---|---|
| Admission | .15 (equivalent to $5 in 2021) |
| Profit | $6,653.65 (equivalent to $200,669 in 2021) |
Near the Illinois pavilion on The Trail was the attraction that showcased the life and death of President Abraham Lincoln.
Etymology
Before the Fair
Description
As one of the most popular presidents, this display included his Lincoln’s log cabin, a seven foot-long sofa bed, his funeral car and his mother’s (Nancy Hanks Lincoln), spinning wheels and a loom which were in actual operation.
The single room 15 square-foot cabin was bought by Lincoln’s father for 20 dollars and ten barrels of whiskey. The cabin was moved from Hardin County Kentucky, where it was reassembled log by log.
The funeral car, which was also the president’s and his cabinet’s official coach during the Civil War, was brought in from the Union Pacific railroad yard in Omaha, Nebraska. It was built by the government at the workshops in Alexandria, Virginia.
