In 1935 the grand old Monongahela House was torn down to make way for a new more modern structure. In an effort to preserve at least a part of endangered Pittsburgh history, the furnishings from the Lincoln Room were given to the County of Allegheny for safe keeping.
The selection of furnishings displayed at Soldiers and Sailors Military Museum are physical
reminders of Abraham Lincoln's visit in February 1861. By looking at the celebrated
assembled pieces, we gain a window into the past history of not only Pittsburgh, but of
Civil War era America as well.
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