Hardinsburg in Breckinridge County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Shelter for Lincolns

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 29, 2020

1. Shelter for Lincolns Marker

Inscription. In the autumn of 1816 the family of Abraham Lincoln, then 7 years old, migrating to Indiana, rested and recuperated about three weeks in a cabin that stood near here. Local residents gave them food. Lincoln route in Kentucky started near Hodgenville and went through Elizabethtown, Vine Grove, Harned, here to Cloverport, river ferry. Lincolns traveled by ox-cart.

Erected 1967 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 1003.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #16 Abraham Lincoln, and the Kentucky Historical Society series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1816.

Location. 37° 46.387′ N, 86° 27.536′ W. Marker is in Hardinsburg, Kentucky, in Breckinridge County. It is on South Main Street (State Road 261) 0.1 miles south of FFA Camp Road, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 812 South Main Street, Hardinsburg KY 40143, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in

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Kentucky’s Western Coal Field.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Ohio River Valley.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: In Memory of (approx. half a mile away); Breckinridge County War War I Honor Roll (approx. 0.6 miles away); County Named, 1799 (approx. 0.6 miles away); Courthouse Burned (approx. 0.6 miles away); St. Romuald Church (approx. 0.9 miles away); Joseph Holt (approx. 7.8 miles away); B-52F–KC-135A Mid-Air Collision (approx. 10.3 miles away); Cloverport History - Late 1900's to Present (approx. 10.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hardinsburg.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 29, 2020

2. Shelter for Lincolns Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 12, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 10, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 436 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 10, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.