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On April 14, Spencer County in Indiana marked the 144th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination by displaying a replica of the former president’s coffin in its courthouse. The replica coffin is said to be authentic down to the smallest detail. Draped in black cloth, the 78 inch-long coffin is made of solid walnut with sterling silver handles and studs.

The coffin display began with the laying of a wreath, and will be followed by public viewing of the casket in the rotunda until midnight. The courthouse also showed a short film called “Faces of Lincoln.”

Spencer County, the county in which Lincoln grew up, typically celebrates Lincoln’s boyhood (years 7 to 21) but will change its mood this year to remember Lincoln’s death.

The replica coffin will be protected by uniformed guards.