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The Lincoln Tomb is the final resting place of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States; his wife Mary Todd Lincoln; and three of their four sons: Edward, William, and Thomas. It is located in Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield, Illinois.
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/627/abraham-lincoln: accessed ), memorial page for Abraham Lincoln (12 Feb 1809–15 Apr 1865), Find a Grave Memorial ID 627, citing Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.
Abraham Lincoln is buried at Lincoln Tomb, along with his wife Mary, and three of their four sons: Edward, William, and Thomas. It was constructed in around 1860, with the vault being at the base of a hill north of the Tomb.
But where he was laid to rest was a matter of contention between the city of Springfield and Lincoln's widow. Per Abraham Lincoln Online, Mary Todd Lincoln signed off on burying her husband in Springfield within two days of his assassination. Her preferred spot was Oak Ridge Cemetery.
Lincoln's tomb at Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield, Illinois. After Abraham Lincoln was assassinated on April 14, 1865, a three-week series of events was held to mourn the death and memorialize the life of the 16th president of the United States.
The Lincoln Tomb in Springfield Illinois is the final resting place for Abraham Lincoln his wife Mary and 3 of their sons. For more information go to the Illinois Department of Natrual Resources.
The burial room features black and white marble walls and a ceiling of gold leaf. At its center stands the cenotaph, a 7-ton block of reddish marble inscribed with Lincoln's name and the years he lived. It marks the approximate location of the burial vault. Nine flags are arranged in a semicircle around the cenotaph.