| Kentucky (Larue County), Hodgenville — Lincoln Knob Creek Farm | | | Abraham Lincoln, sixteenth
president of the United States,
lived five years,1811 to 1816, on
this Knob Creek farm.
Reference to his Kentucky years,
Abraham stated “My earliest
recollection however, is of the
Knob Creek place...”
He and his sister Sarah,
attended their first school and
their younger brother, Thomas
Jr., was born and died here. — Map (db m6039) | | Kentucky (Larue County), Hodgenville — 120 — Lincoln Knob Creek Farm | | | Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)
lived on this 228 acre farm,
1811-1816. He wrote in 1860
"My earliest recollection is
of the Knob Creek place."
A younger brother was born here. — Map (db m6068) | | Kentucky (Larue County), Hodgenville — The Boundary Oak | | | Originally thought to be approximately 400 years old prior to its death in 1976, the park cut the remains of this magnificent oak in 1986. However, a study of the growth rings after its removal showed the tree to be approximately 195 years of age. Mentioned for the first time in 1832 as a corner to the property where Abraham Lincoln was born in 1809, the tree became known as the Boundary Oak. Having become associated with Abraham Lincoln as a historic landmark, the tree was carefully . . . — Map (db m13262) | | Kentucky (Larue County), Hodgenville — The Memorial Building | | | This building was erected by the Lincoln Farm Association from funds obtained by popular subscription, mostly by American school children. The building, designed by John Russell Pope, was constructed 1909-1911 of Connecticut pink granite and Tennessee marble. Each of the 56 steps to the Memorial Building represents a year of Lincoln's life. The 16 ceiling rosettes symbolize Lincoln as having been 16th President of the United States. — Map (db m13259) | | Kentucky (Larue County), Hodgenville — The Sinking Spring | | | The Thomas Lincoln family obtained its water supply from this spring; the infant child, Abraham, had his earliest drinks of water from this source. When Thomas Lincoln moved here in 1808, the 300-acre farm already was variously known as "Sinking Spring," "Rock Spring," or "Cave Spring" Farm, taking its name from this spring of water. — Map (db m13261) |
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