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The free, pink gills point to the genus Pluteus, but I'm not familiar with the species in eastern NA.  You could try out the key for Pluteus (40 species) in MushroomExpert.com; or, hopefully, someone from the east will recognize them.

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I agree, a species of Pluteus. The free gills are a good indicator. Maybe P. cervinus, as has been suggested. P. petasatus is another possibility for the species. Pluteus mushroom shave pink spore prints.

There are species of Entoloma that have gills that turn form white to pink, and the gills may seem to be free of the stalk. Some Entoloma species feature sinuate gill attachment, that is, the gills are not truly free of the stalk. Instead, the gills attach to the stalk very thinly, sometimes by a threadlike extension of the gill. Entolomas are pink-spored mushrooms that are mostly poisonous. 

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