Gettysburg Address Monument by LF Historical Society NY

In February of 1861, hundreds of residents gathered at the train station here in Little Falls to catch a glimpse of a lanky, bearded Midwesterner. Little Falls was among the many stops of recently elected Abraham Lincoln’s train as he made his way to Washington D.C. to assume the presidency. Lincoln was only able to say a few brief remarks to the gathered crowd before the train had to continue, but his powerful words elsewhere made a lasting impact here.