FREE- Lincoln Shrine- Canon (Boom!)

Don’t miss the Lincoln Memorial Shrine’s commemoration of Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address on Saturday, November 16 at 11am in Smiley Park.

Local favorites the Mountain Fifes and Drums and Camp Carleton Band will perform alongside an artillery demonstration by the ever-popular 1st Pennsylvania Light Artillery. The event will include a riveting recitation of the speech by Lincoln presenter Robert Broski.

President Abraham Lincoln delivered his famous Gettysburg Address on November 19, 1863 to dedicate the Soldiers’ National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The much-anticipated ceremony brought closure following the bloody three-day Battle of Gettysburg that wreaked havoc on the community the previous July. The president’s brief, but powerful speech is widely considered to be the best public address of his career and one of the most important in our nation’s history.

This event is free and open to the public. To learn about the performers, visit News & Events at www.lincolnshrine.org. For additional information, please call the Heritage Room at (909)798-7632. Program subject to change