Project Overview
Gettysburg Address
Abraham Lincoln’s famous words are interpreted for visitors, and can be examined in detail, on two large touch screens showcasing the Gettysburg Address.
One speech, ten sentences, 272 words—a visitor can easily spend more time here than the 2–3 minutes it took Lincoln to read the address. Visitors can zoom into every detail of Lincoln’s handwritten manuscript, every word is transcribed for easy reading in the context of the document, and each passage is interpreted to elaborate the meaning of those famous words and help visitors understand the historical context of Lincoln’s speech.