He would go visit the statue in his honor in Camden. At the farthest northwest reaches of Victory Memorial Drive and Victory Memorial Parkway stands the flagpole. At that corner you can step up towards the flag, turn around and see on-obstructed for 1.5 miles in each direction. Joining your view are the graceful elms that have survived Dutch Elm. Those elms and their later replacements provide a canopy over the Blvd-Drive. By each one of those stately trees lie a marker in memorial to all the men of Hennepin County who gave the last full measure in defense of France in 1917-1918.
Across the drive in the circle on a pedestal is Abraham Lincoln. He would look around and listen to the world going by. Some of it little changed in 80 years in that location, thus not much different then his own time. The cars would intrude, maybe a far off airplane from the crystal airport. He would think of how truly right we were to fight to preserve the union. How had this young upstart nation transformed the world? As to what he would write, I'll let the poets try. Craig Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] Former Camdenite > Were Abe Lincoln to come to 2003 Mpls: > > where would he go? > > what would he do? > > what would he think? > > how would he write it up? > > > --David Shove > roseville > > > > TEMPORARY REMINDER: > 1. Send all posts in plain-text format. > 2. Cut as much of the post you're responding to as possible. > > ________________________________ > > Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy > Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Send all posts in plain-text format. 2. Cut as much of the post you're responding to as possible. ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
