Lincoln City in Spencer County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Kitchen Garden

Photographed By Shane Oliver, June 25, 2021

1. Kitchen Garden Marker

Inscription. The Lincolns cultivated a vegetable garden that provided food for the family. They probably grew potatoes, beans, radishes, onions, and melons. The women typically tended the kitchen garden, while the men worked in the larger crop fields.

Erected by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 38° 7.222′ N, 86° 59.829′ W. Marker is in Lincoln City, Indiana, in Spencer County. Marker is on Lincoln Boyhood Trail, on the left when traveling north. The marker is located at the Lincoln Boyhood Living History Farm, which can be accessed by a short spur trail from the Lincoln Boyhood Trail. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 16138 N Mitchell St, Lincoln City IN 47552, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Chicken Coop (a few steps from this marker); Barn (a few steps from this marker); Carpenter Shop (within shouting distance of this marker); Log Cabin (within shouting distance of this marker); Cabin Site Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Crop Fields (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line);

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Lincoln Spring (about 400 feet away); Thomas Lincoln Farm (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lincoln City.

Photographed By Shane Oliver, November 27, 2021

2. Kitchen Garden Marker

Lincoln Boyhood Farm Kitchen Garden image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Shane Oliver, June 25, 2021

3. Lincoln Boyhood Farm Kitchen Garden

Photographed By Shane Oliver, June 25, 2021

4. Lincoln Boyhood Farm Kitchen Garden

Credits. This page was last revised on November 30, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 12, 2021, by Shane Oliver of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 103 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 12, 2021, by Shane Oliver of Richmond, Virginia. 2. submitted on November 27, 2021, by Shane Oliver of Richmond, Virginia. 3, 4. submitted on August 12, 2021, by Shane Oliver of Richmond, Virginia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.

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