This special tour highlights Ottawa’s most important Lincoln sites, including Valley View, the historic 1842 mansion of Judge T. Lyle Dickey. Guests will see Lincoln’s bedroom, along with other remarkable places connected to Abraham Lincoln’s visits to Ottawa, from his time as a militia man at Fort Johnson to the famous Lincoln-Douglas Debate site and the former location of Mayor Glover’s home, where Lincoln stayed after the debate.
This special tour highlights Ottawa’s most important Lincoln sites, including Valley View, the historic 1842 mansion of Judge T. Lyle Dickey. Guests will see Lincoln’s bedroom, along with other remarkable places connected to Abraham Lincoln’s visits to Ottawa, from his time as a militia man at Fort Johnson to the famous Lincoln-Douglas Debate site and the former location of Mayor Glover’s home, where Lincoln stayed after the debate.