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  2. President Abraham Lincoln Hotel - Wikipedia

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    This is the second hotel in Springfield to be named after the hometown boy and 16th President. Another 13-story hotel, known as the Abraham Lincoln Hotel (fondly nicknamed "Old Abe's"), opened in 1926 and closed for business only 38 years later in June 1964. [30] It was torn down in a controlled implosion demolition on December 17, 1978. [31]

  3. Lincoln Home National Historic Site - Wikipedia

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    In 1837, Lincoln moved to Springfield from New Salem at the start of his law career. He met his wife, Mary Todd, at her sister's home in Springfield and married there in 1842. The historic-site house at 413 South Eighth Street at the corner of Jackson Street, bought by Lincoln and his wife in 1844, was the only home that Lincoln ever owned.

  4. List of City of Springfield Historic Sites - Wikipedia

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    Lincoln Colored Home: 427 S 12th St 1904 August 6, 1998 Lincoln-Herndon Law Office: 6th & Adams St 1840-1841 Greek Revival August 29, 1978 Lincoln Tomb: Oak Ridge Cemetery: 1869-1874 October 15, 1966 Howard K. Weber House: 925 S 7th St 1840s Italianate October 1, 1979 Lyon / Rosenwald House 413 S 8th St 1850s Nelson Building 117 S 7th St

  5. Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site - Wikipedia

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    The Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site is an 86-acre (0.3 km 2) history park located eight miles (13 km) south of Charleston, Illinois, U.S., near the town of Lerna. The centerpiece is a replica of the log cabin built and occupied by Thomas Lincoln , father of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln .

  6. Lincoln Tomb - Wikipedia

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    On April 16, 1865, two days after President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated, a group of Springfield citizens formed the National Lincoln Monument Association and spearheaded a drive for funds to construct a memorial or tomb. [3] Upon arrival of the funeral train on May 3, Lincoln lay in state in the Illinois State Capitol for one night. [4]

  7. Abraham Lincoln Memorial Garden - Wikipedia

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    Lincoln Memorial Garden (LMG) is the inspiration of Springfield Civic Garden Club leader Harriet Knudson. When Knudson learned that the city of Springfield was acquiring land for the basin of a new reservoir, intended to serve as a source of city drinking water, she asked the city to set aside approximately 0.6 miles (1 km) of future shoreline as a garden to memorialize Abraham Lincoln.

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