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Lincoln's New Salem State Historic Site is a reconstruction of the former village of New Salem in Menard County, Illinois, where Abraham Lincoln lived from 1831 to 1837. [1] While in his twenties, the future U.S. President made his living in this village as a boatman, soldier in the Black Hawk War , general store owner, postmaster, surveyor ...
The Lincoln-Berry General Store was a general store that was co-owned by Abraham Lincoln. The store is one of the reconstructed 1830s buildings at Lincoln's New Salem , a state historic site. [ 1 ] It was and is the only frame (not log) building in New Salem.
By September 1831, Greene's parents lived 2 miles (3 km) southwest of New Salem; Greene, then age 19, was hired by recent arrival Abraham Lincoln to assist at Lincoln's mill and store. [1]: 44 In early January 1833, Greene bought the inventory of Reuben Radford's store in New Salem for $400; Lincoln drew up and witnessed the mortgage. The same ...
A volunteer organization has ended its long relationship of operating a gift shop, bookstore and food service at Lincoln's New Salem Historic Site.
In 1835, a wave of typhoid hit the town of New Salem. Ann Rutledge died at the age of 22 on August 25, 1835. This left Lincoln severely depressed. [8] Historian John Y. Simon reviewed the historiography of the subject and concluded, "Available evidence overwhelmingly indicates that Lincoln so loved Ann that her death plunged him into severe depression."
Lincoln settled in the village of New Salem where he worked as a boatman, store clerk, surveyor, and militia soldier during the Black Hawk War, and became a lawyer in Illinois. He was elected to the Illinois Legislature in 1834 and was reelected in 1836, 1838, 1840, and 1844.
And, along the way, it introduces audiences to Greene, Lincoln’s co-worker at a general store in New Salem, Illinois; Ellsworth, a dashing regimental soldier who became devoted to the Union ...
After moving to New Salem, Ill., in 1831, Lincoln quickly bonded with Greene, historians say, sharing a small cot above the store they both worked in — a living arrangement they suggest was ...