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Countdown to 1 millionth museum visitor continues
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[JAN. 3, 2007]
SPRINGFIELD -- On Tuesday, the Abraham Lincoln
Presidential Museum announced the latest attendance figures as the
countdown to the 1 millionth visitor continues. As of Sunday, the
number of visitors that have toured the museum since April 2005 hit
997,410.
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The winner will receive two free passes to the Abraham Lincoln
Presidential Museum, good for unlimited visits for one year, plus a
$100 gift certificate to the museum store, compliments of the
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Foundation, the sponsor of the event.
Weekly attendance numbers are being posted every Monday on a digital
counter in Union Square Park, across from the presidential museum,
at the corner of Sixth and Jefferson. During the week leading up to
the 1 millionth visitor, numbers will be posted daily.
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 A contest to guess when the 1 millionth visitor will arrive has
been extended to Friday. Entries can be dropped off in the museum or
submitted via U.S. mail by Jan. 5 to:
1 Millionth Visitor -- ALPM
212 N. Sixth St.
Springfield, IL 62701
For a contest form and a complete list of rules, visit
www.alplm.org.
[Abraham Lincoln Presidential
Library and Museum news release] |
