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Lincoln's "Hildene" -- Summer Home of Son of Civil War President

Lincoln's "Hildene" -- Summer Home of Son of Civil War President is a Vermont historical marker in Manchester, Bennington County.

On grounds of Estate Lincoln's 'Hildene', Manchester

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Eastward on the hillside can be seen the Manchester estate of Robert Todd Lincoln, eldest son of President and Mary Lincoln. He became fond of Vermont and for over twenty years made this his summer home. He died here July 25, 1926.

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Historical maps covering this location

1896 · Equinox, Vermont (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
1900 · Equinox, Vermont (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
1903 · Vermont. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1909 · Vermont. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1920 · Rand McNally official 1920 auto trails map (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)

Rand McNally official 1920 auto trails map, 1920, covering the location of Lincoln's "Hildene" -- Summer Home of Son of Civil War President, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Rand McNally official 1920 auto trails map, 1920, covering this location. Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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Marker data: Vermont Division for Historic Preservation

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