LERNA — Members of the National Trail Amateur Radio Club will participate in a special event to celebrate President Lincoln’s birthday at the Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site, Lerna from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, February 12.
The Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site preserves the home of President Lincoln’s father, Thomas Lincoln, and stepmother Sarah Bush Lincoln. The Special Events Station will be inside the lobby of the venue’s Welcome Center. The event will take place rain or shine.
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Nearly 150 years before the advent of texting, tweeting, and email, President Abraham Lincoln became the first “wired president” by adopting the original electronic messaging technology – the telegraph.
The 16th President may be remembered for his booming oratory that stirred the Union, but the nearly 1,000 bite-sized telegrams he wrote during his presidency helped win the war civil society by projecting presidential power in an unprecedented way.
During the Civil War, telegraph wires were stretched to follow the action on the battlefield. But there was no telegraph office in the White House, so Lincoln went across the street to the War Department to get the news. President Lincoln frequently slept on a cot in the telegraph room to hear news of major battles.
NTARC members will communicate with fellow enthusiasts around the world using the special event call sign, W9L. This is a great event and opportunity to learn more about Lincoln Log Cabin and Ham Radio.
Ed Frey, K9EMP Event Coordinator, said, “This is a fun event that is open to the public and encourages anyone interested in amateur radio to get out there and experience and see firsthand what’s going on. happens during a communication emergency. You will be permitted to speak on the radios under the direct supervision of an FCC-licensed amateur.”
Do you remember those places in Charleston?
Aerial view of US materiel supply
1982: An aerial view shows the expanse of American Hardware Supply Co.’s new 240,000 square foot distribution center north of Charleston.
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Bill’s Bottle Shop
1979: Owner of Bill’s Bottle Shop not concerned about House Bill 21. Liquor Commission proposed extending bar hours from 1 a.m. to 2 a.m. and increasing number of bar licenses 25 to 32.
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Aerial view of Charleston
1985: Aerial view of Charleston.
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Filtration plant
1935: The new filter plant in Charleston is commissioned. The plant, which has a daily capacity of two million gallons, consists of three filter beds, mixing and settling beds. A booster pump provides pressure in the event of a fire. The water comes from deep wells. The addition to the Charleston Aqueduct was financed with available funds and a small bond issue.
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scrap yard
1965: An automobile graveyard near Charleston is nestled among the hills along scenic Illinois 16.
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1965: Mayor-elect Wlater Reasor Jr. and president of Eastern Illinois University urged moving scrap yards west of the Charleston city limits.
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Crackers
1988: Teen party takes over EL Krackers.
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Rotary Community Pool
1974: The Charleston Rotary Community Pool is located on approximately five acres of land directly behind Junior High School.
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Aqueduct
1948: Charleston’s aqueducts are converted from diesel to electric this week with a savings of $500 per month, freeing up 18,000 gallons of fuel oil per year for other uses. Oil tanks will be kept full to allow emergency use of diesel engines which will remain in place although disconnected.
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