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When Abe Lincoln was still a Whig and spoke in Cambridge
By adamg on Mon, 02/15/2021 - 9:10am
The Cambridge Historical Commission recounts Lincoln's visit to Cambridge on Sept. 20, 1848, to give a speech in support of that year's Whig ticket of Zachary Taylor and Millard Fillmore.
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I wonder whether he dropped
I wonder whether he dropped in at any fundraisers in Weston while he was here.
If you studied history
You would know the answer to that. These trips weren't just good will support missions - they were fundraisers for people down the ticket, too, and also used to cultivate patrons for future donations.
If you studied history
You mean like this history?
If you have a point...
...you fail to make it.
So what?
He Hit Dot First.
Richmond Hall is still there. It is a private residence now.
https://www.dotnews.com/2011/mr-lincoln-stump-visit-lower-mills
You'd never know it was a place for speeches
Just looks like a regular house. Glad it's still around.
https://goo.gl/maps/LQUioumW2F85KQZNA
That Vinyl Siding
Less that 20 years old. I'm glad it was renovated but vinyl is final might have not been a best use here.
So whatever happened
To the Whig party, anyway? Did people stop rewarding it with votes because it sucked? Was that a thing back then?
The Whigs went out of fashion
The Whigs went out of fashion when people started to embrace baldness.
Abolitionism happened.
The northern and southern Whigs split into different parties.
And then the northern Whigs
Mostly became Republicans, back when that meant having some sort of moral view on life and the role of government.