Bronze Rebuke for a Plaque: Shortridge High's Lincoln Stone, Indianapolis

In the heart of Indianapolis, where West Washington and South Missouri Streets meet, near the Indiana Government Center South, stands a 65-inch tall, 35-inch wide bronze plaque. This slab, atop a stone base, is a collaboration between Shortridge High School student, Marie Stewart, and sculptor Rudolph Schwarz. It signifies the location where President Lincoln spoke at the Bates House hotel on February 11, 1861. But what words of wisdom did President Abe share that day? Worry not, there's no need to remember - revel in the irony of a bronze plaque honoring a man not fond of such memorials.

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