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Apr 16, 2024 · Visit the site of Lincoln's birth and childhood home in rural Kentucky. Learn about his early life, the memorial, and the park's history and programs.
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Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809, the second child of Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks Lincoln, in a log cabin on Sinking Spring Farm near Hodgenville, Kentucky. He was a descendant of Samuel Lincoln, an Englishman who migrated from Hingham, Norfolk, to its namesake, Hingham, Massachusetts, in 1638.
- April 15, 1865 (aged 56), Washington, D.C., U.S.
- James Buchanan
- February 12, 1809, Sinking Spring Farm, Kentucky, U.S.
- Andrew Johnson
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park is a designated U.S. historic park preserving two separate farm sites in LaRue County, Kentucky, where Abraham Lincoln was born and lived early in his childhood.
- 344.50 acres (139.41 ha)
- 252,495 (2016)
- July 17, 1916
- LaRue County, Kentucky, U.S.
May 5, 2024 · Abraham Lincoln (born February 12, 1809, near Hodgenville, Kentucky, U.S.—died April 15, 1865, Washington, D.C.) was the 16th president of the United States (1861–65), who preserved the Union during the American Civil War and brought about the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States.
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Learn about the origins and life of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, who was born in a log cabin at Sinking Springs Farm in Kentucky on February 12, 1809. Visit the symbolic birth cabin and the Lincoln Boyhood Home unit at Knob Creek Farm, where he lived from 1811 to 1816.
Oct 29, 2009 · Learn about the life and achievements of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States who led the country through the Civil War and abolished slavery. Find out where he was born, how he became a lawyer and politician, and how he was assassinated.
