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From the ECW Archives: The Man Who Almost Became Lincoln’s Successor
As Vice President Andrew Johnson ascends to the presidency 150 years ago, consider the man who might have been in that place instead: Hannibal Hamlin, vice president during Lincoln’s first term. ECW’s Chris Mackowski visited Hamlin’s grave in the vice … Continue reading
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Tagged Bangor, Hannibal Hamlin, Lincoln, politics, vice president
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The Civil War’s Forgotten Vice-President
At night, the Kenduskaeg Stream runs through downtown Bangor like an eel in the dark, barely visible at the bottom of the concrete canal that channels it to the Penobscot River. Where the dark night ends and the surface of … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership--Federal, Memory, Monuments, Personalities, Politics
Tagged Bangor, Hamlin, Hannibal Hamlin, Hannibal Hamlin statue, Kenduskaeg Parkway, Lincoln, Maine, monuments, politics
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