Center–4th Floor
STOP
Interactive map of funeral route
How many cities along the train route held
funerals for President Lincoln?
Look at the population of each city, and
the number of people who attended
each funeral. What do those numbers
tell us about how people felt about the
president’s death?
Where is President Lincoln buried?
Did you know?
Theodore Roosevelt, our 26th president, watched
President Lincoln’s funeral procession pass through
New York City. President Roosevelt was just a
young boy at the time.
Lincoln Funeral Train, New York City. Courtesy of New York Public Library.
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