Charleston Mercury Extra, December 20, 1860. This newsprint marked the secession of South Carolina from the United States, less than two months after Abraham Lincoln's election as President. South Carolina was the first of several states to secede just prior to the Civil War. New Haven Colony Historical Society. New Haven, Connecticut.

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New York State Archives. New York (State). Department of Education. Division of Visual Instruction. Instructional lantern slides, ca. 1856-1939. Series A3045-78, No. 3657.