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Open 1-5 PM
Tuesday - Sunday
May - September
Closed Mondays
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The Hitchcock House is a National Historic Landmark |
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What's New
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Sandstone
house built in 1856 by Rev. George Hitchcock. The secret room in the
basement was used to hide runaway slaves on the Underground
Railroad.
More Family History |
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New Event
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On June 21, 2009, the Hitchcock House Advisory Board will celebrate the 200th Birthday Annivarsary of our sixteenth president by hosting Mr. Lee Williams of Cumberland, Iowa. Mr. Williams does an excellent job of portraying Old Abe and telling the story of his life. Mr. Williams is a distinguished member of the Association of Lincoln Presenters (ALP). The event will be held at 2 p.m. in the Big Red Barn at the Hitchcock House.
Please see June 21, 2009 on the calendar link for more informaiton
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Quote from a former slave:
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"I am happy to inform you that I am in Canada, in good
health, and have been here several days . . . This country is not what it
has been represented to me and others to be. In place of its being cold and
barren, it has beautiful, comfortable climate and fertile soil.
. . . I subscribe myself one of the abused of America, but one of the
justified and honored of Canada."
- Jackson WHITNEY, upon arrival in Sandwich (near Windsor, Ontario), in a
letter to a friend in Kentucky (1859). |
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