Originally issued by Lincoln during the Civil War in 1863, the proclamation declared enslaved people in the Confederate ...

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The larger-than-life legacy of Abraham Lincoln lies, in part, in the smallest special-collections division of the University ...

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Golden Spike State Monument is coming to Brigham City in 2026 to honor the workers who built the transcontinental railroad.