ZIONSVILLE A plaque nestled in some bushes at Lincoln Park commemorates when Abraham Lincoln stopped there on his way to his inauguration to give a speech to the people. The park sits where the old train depot used to be, and Zionsville officials and residents are working to ensure the site is remembered and commemorated for years to come.

While there is no record of what Lincoln talked about during his stop, its a piece of history that has stuck with the community. The park is a place of respite in the core of a community with a history much different than its present.

He didn't get out of the train, and he wasn't here much, but he was here, David Ruffer, a Zionsville historian and longtime resident, said. Then, after his death, the casket, the train bearing the casket, came through her

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