Logan House - Altoona, Pennsylvania, USA
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N 40° 30.911 W 078° 24.099
17T E 720130 N 4488183
Marker where the Logan House Hotel once stood. Located along 11th Avenue, Altoona< PA.
Waymark Code: WM15ZMV
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 04/01/2022
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"Marker Text: Logan House. At the Famous Railroad Hotel that stood on this site was held the Conference of Northern War Governors, Sept. 24-26,1862. Governor Andrew Curtin of Pennsylvania called the meeting which united forces behind Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation.
Excerpt from Wikipedia: "The Loyal War Governors' Conference was an important political event of the American Civil War. It was held at the Logan House Hotel in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on September 24 and 25, 1862. Thirteen governors of Union states came together to discuss the war effort, state troop quotas, and the ultimate support of President Abraham Lincoln and his Emancipation Proclamation. The leaders also suggested the removal of General George B. McClellan as commander of the Army of the Potomac. The meeting was established and hosted by Pennsylvania Governor Andrew Gregg Curtin, who was a staunch defender of the war effort and Lincoln Administration policies. Ultimately, the event provided Lincoln much-needed support from the Northern states."