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Abraham Lincoln Funeral Train Re-Enactment
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The Star Barn Village at Stone Gables Estate Newville Road Elizabethtown, PA 17022
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ABRAHAM LINCOLN’S FUNERAL TRAIN passed through Stone Gables Estate on April 22, 1865
Join us for the First Re-Enactment at the 154th Year Anniversary, Honoring One of America’s Greatest Presidents and Heroes
Bells & whistles, re-enactors, and mounted troops will celebrate the arrival of the Lincoln Funeral Car, also known as “United States,” when it travels on the .62 mile of Original Railbed as it did on April 22, 1865.
April 22nd & 23rd, 2019
Stone Gables Estate
Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania
2 Opportunities to Experience this Historical Event
1-Day General Admission or 2-Day VIP Experience
Entrance to Event will be on Newville Road with the very first opportunity to drive through the Herr's Mill Covered Bridge!!!
Both days will include seeing and experiencing:
• The only Full-Scale Replica of the Original Lincoln Funeral Car, Fully Furnished as it was on April 22, 1865 including a Replica of Lincoln’s Coffin
• Original Railbed (Built 1832)
• Original Hand-Cut & Laid Stone Wall
• Original Funeral Train Route, April 22, 1865, 12:05pm–12:30pm (Re-Enactment Monday Only)
• Full-Scale Replica of an Original 4-4-0 Steam Locomotive
• Period-Correct Band and Music
• Period-Correct 1850 Passenger Car to Carry the Troops
• Restored and Rebuilt Herr’s Mill Covered Bridge with Troops Crossing the Conoy Creek
• Re-enactors in Period-Correct Dress
• In-camp Demonstrations
• Sutler’s Village
• Photo and History Displays
• Living Historic Lectures by Abraham Lincoln Presenter Fritz Klein, Sam Grant as Ulysses Grant, Wayne Wesolowski and others
• Lincoln Funeral Train Art located in the Museum at The Star Barn
• Limited Tickets available for scheduled walk-thru of Lincoln Funeral Car & 1850 Passenger Car
• Tour the 1877 Star Barn Village
• Tour the 1860’s Ironstone Ranch
• Tractor Pulled Wagon Rides
• Petting Zoo and Pony Rides
• Food and gift items available to purchase
General Admission: choose your day(s) to attend
Monday, April 22, 2019 from 10am - 7:30pm
Tuesday, April 23, 2019 from 11am - 4pm
$25 Adults
$10 Military, Seniors 62 and older, Children 6-18
General Admission: choose your day(s) to attend with added pre-scheduled walk-thru of Lincoln Funeral Car & Passenger Car
Monday, April 22, 2019 from 10am - 7:30pm....Walk-thru hours are 1-6 pm
Tuesday, April 23, 2019 from 11am - 4pm....Walk-thru hours are 11am-1pm
$35 Adults includes pre-scheduled walk-thru of Lincoln Funeral Car & 1850 Passenger Car at time of Check-in at Event
$20 Military, Seniors 62 and older, Children 6-18 includes pre-scheduled walk-thru of Lincoln Funeral Car & 1850 Passenger Car at time of Check-in at Event
Children 5 and under are FREE
Entrance to Event will be on Newville Road with the very first opportunity to drive through the Herr's Mill Covered Bridge!!!
PLEASE NOTE:
Lincoln Funeral Car & 1850 Passenger Car Are Not Handicap Accessible
Questions....Please call 717-287-6287
RAIN OR SHINE, we will see you there!
2-Day VIP Experience: includes all general admission events PLUS
Monday, April 22, 2019 from 10am- 7:30pm
Tuesday, April 23, 2019 from 11am – 9pm
$150 per person
Commemorative Mourning Badge
The Star Barn Documentary DVD - “The Moving of an Icon, A Window into our Past”
Horse Drawn Wagon Rides
Pre-scheduled Exclusive VIP Train Ride on 1850 Passenger Car on Tuesday from 2-6pm at time of purchasing VIP Experience tickets....First Ever Ride on the Original Rails!!
VIP exclusive performance by Lincoln presenter Fritz Klein on Tuesday evening
VIP meet and greet with David Kloke and the team that built the Lincoln Funeral Train on Tuesday evening
VIP Cocktail Reception 6-7pm on Tuesday and will feature Mary Todd's signature punch
VIP Dinner in The Star Barn 7-9pm with special presentations on Tuesday
Enjoy Lincoln’s traditional favorite foods from the book, Lincoln’s Table, a President’s Culinary Journey from Cabin to Cosmopolitan.
Entrance to Event will be on Newville Road with the very first opportunity to drive through the Herr's Mill Covered Bridge!!!
PLEASE NOTE:
Lincoln Funeral Car & 1850 Passenger Car Are Not Handicap Accessible
Questions....Please call 717-287-6287
RAIN OR SHINE, we will see you there!