Felicity is continuing to realize why this city is referred to as “Historic Peekskill”. This statue of Abraham Lincoln was recently erected in honor of his inaugural train journey in 1861. He stopped in several major cities in our state but Peekskill was his only stop in Westchester County. He arrived on February 19th, 1861. This was his final stop before arriving at NYC. At that time the Peekskill train depot was in use. You can see the brick structure behind the statue. The city is in the process of restoring the site. You can click here to see Lincoln’s actual speech to the people of Peekskill. 
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