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Elgin master mechanic builds Lincoln's funeral car replica | |
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April 13, 2014 "ELGIN MASTER MECHANIC DAVID H. KLOKE DOES NOT THINK SMALL: HE IS BUILDING A FULL-SIZE REPLICA OF THE FUNERAL TRAIN CAR THAT CARRIED ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S BODY IN 1865 FROM WASHINGTON, D.C. TO SPRINGFIELD, ILL. "I LIKE LINCOLN. I WAS ALWAYS INSPIRED BY HIM," SAID KLOKE, OF BARTLETT. "HE DID A LOT MORE THAN THE SLAVERY ISSUE FOR THIS COUNTRY."" Source: http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20140413/news/140419344/ |
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