West Central in Fort Wayne in Allen County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Abraham Lincoln
[The Hoosier Youth]
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 27, 2016
1. Abraham Lincoln The Hoosier Youth Marker
came to Indiana in 1816 when but seven years old. Upon becoming of age in 1830 he migrated to Illinois. This statue by Paul Manship portrays Abraham Lincoln as a Hoosier youth.
Erected 1932 by Lincoln National Life Insurance Company.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Notable Events. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #16 Abraham Lincoln series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1816.
Location. 41° 4.425′ N, 85° 8.391′ W. Marker is in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in Allen County. It is in West Central. It is on South Harrison Street south of West Douglas Avenue, on the left when traveling south. Marker, monument and sculpture are located beside the sidewalk at the namesake Lincoln Financial Group building entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1301 South Harrison Street, Fort Wayne IN 46802, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Northern Indiana. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Richardville (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Indiana Hotel (approx. 0.2 miles away); Emboyd Theatre (approx. 0.2 miles away); Cathedral of Immaculate Conception (approx. 0.2 miles away); "Making Children Smile" (approx. 0.2 miles away); St. Mother Theodore Guerin (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Embassy Theater (approx. 0.2 miles away); Fort Wayne Public High School (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Wayne.
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1. Abraham Lincoln: The Hoosier Youth (Wikipedia). Abraham Lincoln, The Hoosier Youth is bronze sculpture commissioned in 1928 by the Lincoln National Life Insurance Company for its headquarters in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The statue is 12.5 feet tall and sits atop a pedestal designed by architect Benjamin Wistar Morris and a granite base. The sculpture
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 27, 2016
2. Abraham Lincoln The Hoosier Youth Marker
2. Abraham Lincoln the Hoosier Youth. Paul Manship wanted to show Lincoln as a younger man, but the earliest existing photo was taken when the future president was thirty-seven. To get an idea of what he might have looked like before this, Manship and the director of the insurance company, Louis A. Warren, toured the areas where Lincoln grew up in Indiana and Kentucky, and researched his family genealogy. (Submitted on December 19, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
3. The Hero of Hoosierdom. Paul Manship's Lincoln the Hoosier Youth echoes a theme similar in sentiment to other tributes to the young Abraham Lincoln. A book in his hand and the traditional ax affirm a decision to exchange manual labor for intellectual pursuits. It is a robust figure, mirroring what he wrote in an 1860 autobiographical piece for John L. Scripps. “A. though very young, was large of his age, and had an axe put into his hands at once; and from that till within
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 27, 2016
3. Abraham Lincoln The Hoosier Youth Monument
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 27, 2016
4. Abraham Lincoln The Hoosier Youth Monument
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 27, 2016
5. Abraham Lincoln The Hoosier Youth Statue
Credits. This page was last revised on February 23, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 18, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 690 times since then and 62 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on December 19, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
