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The Lincoln Trail Homestead State Park and Memorial is a 162-acre (66 ha) state park [1] located on the Sangamon River in Macon County near Harristown, ...
An end of the Lincoln Heritage Trail at the Lincoln Trail Homestead State Memorial in Macon County Illinois.. The Lincoln Heritage Trail is a designation for a series of highways in the U.S. states of Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky that links communities with pre-presidential period historical ties to U.S. president Abraham Lincoln.
Lincoln Homestead State Park is a state park located just north of Springfield, Kentucky in Washington County. The park encompasses 120 acres (49 ha), and features both historic buildings and reconstructions associated with Thomas Lincoln , father of President Abraham Lincoln .
The original cabin where Abraham Lincoln’s mother grew up is located at Lincoln Homestead State Park in Washington County. The park, about 1-hour drive from Lexington, also includes a replica of ...
It was during this time that Lincoln saw slavery first-hand for the first time. Lincoln departed the Harristown area in the spring of 1831. Lincoln Trail Homestead State Park was created in 1904 and marks the spot where his cabin stood. [5]
Abraham Lincoln arrived with his family in the area in 1830 to settle a section of government land bisected by the river. The site, now Lincoln Trail Homestead State Memorial, was selected by Lincoln's father after the family migrated from Indiana. The 21-year-old Lincoln helped build a 16 foot by 16 foot (4.8 m by 4.8 m) cabin along the river.
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Lincoln Trail Homestead State Memorial; Lincoln Trail State Park; Lincoln's New Salem; Lowden State Park; M. Mackinaw River State Fish and Wildlife Area;