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Apr 16, 2024 · For over a century people from around the world have come to rural Central Kentucky to honor the humble beginnings of our 16th president, Abraham Lincoln. His early life on Kentucky's frontier shaped his character and prepared him to lead the nation through Civil War. Visit our country's first memorial to Lincoln, built with donations from ...
In 1808, Thomas and Nancy Lincoln moved into Sinking Spring Farm. In 1809, Abraham Lincoln was born inside a log cabin located there. Today, the cabin shows the address of 2995 Lincoln Farm Road, Hodgenville, Kentucky.
Mar 16, 2023 · Quick Facts. Location: Hodgenville, KY 42748. Significance: natural and historic. The Sinking Spring, located just below the hill on which Abraham Lincoln was born, was clearly identified in early land records. This water source was variably known as Sinking Spring, Rock Spring, and Cave Spring.
Aug 8, 2023 · Field farmed by the Lincolns from 1811 to 1816, Knob Creek Unit of Abraham Lincoln National Historical Park. After being forced off his land at Sinking Spring Farm due to a land dispute in 1811, Thomas Lincoln moved his family to Knob Creek where he rented approximately thirty acres from George Lindsey. Abraham was not yet three years old at ...
Aug 8, 2023 · Sinking Spring Farm is the main and most popular section of the park. Located here is a Visitor Center where you can pick up park information, browse through a small museum, and watch a short film about the birth site and the creation of the park.
Dec 16, 2022 · The Birthplace Unit includes 116 acres of the Lincoln family's Sinking Spring Farm. The early 19th century Kentucky log cabin is enshrined inside the neoclassical Memorial Building at the site of his birth. The visitor center is located at the birthplace unit of the park.
Nov 26, 2011 · Hodgenville, Kentucky, in Larue County. Marker can be reached from Lincoln Farm Road (U.S. 31E) 1½ miles south of Lincoln Parkway. Marker is located in the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park; directions are to the park entrance. Touch for map.
