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

Carpenter Shop

Photographed By Shane Oliver, June 25, 2021

1. Carpenter Shop Marker

Inscription. Because Thomas Lincoln was a carpenter, reenactors working in the carpenter shop use historically accurate tools to build furniture and other implements for use on the farm.

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

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 38° 7.224′ N, 86° 59.812′ W. Marker is in Lincoln City, Indiana, in Spencer County. Marker is on Lincoln Boyhood Trail, on the right when traveling north. 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); Kitchen Garden (within shouting distance of this marker); Log Cabin (within shouting distance of this marker); Barn (within shouting distance of this marker); Cabin Site Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Crop Fields (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct

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

Lincoln Boyhood Farm Carpenter Shop image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Shane Oliver, June 25, 2021

2. Lincoln Boyhood Farm Carpenter Shop

Marker can be seen between the tree and the left side of the carpenter shop.

Animal Furs Inside the Carpenter Shop image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Shane Oliver, June 25, 2021

3. Animal Furs Inside the Carpenter Shop

Tools Inside the Carpenter Shop image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Shane Oliver, June 25, 2021

4. Tools Inside the Carpenter Shop

Carpenter Shop Interior image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Shane Oliver, June 25, 2021

5. Carpenter Shop Interior

Map of Settlers Within the Pigeon Creek Community image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Shane Oliver, June 25, 2021

6. Map of Settlers Within the Pigeon Creek Community

Map is mounted to the inside door of the carpenter shop, and is only visible when a reenactor is performing a carpentry demonstration.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 12, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 12, 2021, by Shane Oliver of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 110 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 12, 2021, by Shane Oliver of Richmond, Virginia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.