
Lincoln's Gift from Homer, New York
Although Illinois enjoys the indisputable title of "The Land of Lincoln," one small town in New York State played a significant role in the sixteenth president''s history. Three native sons of Homer--a detective, a journalist, and a painter--helped inscribe Abraham Lincoln''s place in the nation''s iconic imagery. Private investigator Eli DeVoe foiled an assassination plot against Lincoln befor...
Although Illinois enjoys the indisputable title of "The Land of Lincoln," one small town in New York State played a significant role in the sixteenth president''s history. Three native sons of Homer--a detective, a journalist, and a painter--helped inscribe Abraham Lincoln''s place in the nation''s iconic imagery. Private investigator Eli DeVoe foiled an assassination plot against Lincoln befor...