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In an era before air conditioning, Robert, Mary and the children would often leave the hot city life behind in summer for the cooler climate of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. During the 1880s the family would "summer" at the Harlan home. The Harlan-Lincoln home, built in 1876, still stands today. Donated by
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oversaw charitable bequests and family trusts before her death. Mary Harlan
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535:"Mt. Pleasant; the second Land of Lincoln"
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