edward everett hale

Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 1,298

By Erik Loomis

In General

On February 20, 2023

This is the grave of Edward Everett Hale. Born in 1822 in Boston, Hale was the elite of the Boston elite. The famed orator who notoriously went on forever and then was totally shown up by Lincoln at the Gettysburg Address, Edward Everett, was his...

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