It depicts Lincoln pointing to the house, as if he is explaining where he completed
his Gettysburg Address. On the night Lincoln stayed here, a New York
Tribune reporter wrote, "After supper the President was serenaded by the excellent
band of the 5th New-York Artillery. After repeated calls, Mr. Lincoln at length
presented himself, when he was loudly cheered." Lincoln, however, wisely declined to
make a speech.Lincoln Statue at Wills House
Just outside the Wills House you can see a highly realistic image
of President Lincoln greeting a modern-day visitor. This life-size bronze statue, called
the "Return Visit," is the work of J. Seward Johnson, Jr. The Lincoln Fellowship
of Pennsylvania placed it here in 1991.
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