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Fort Wayne in Allen County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

The Lincoln Log Cabin

 
 
The Lincoln Log Cabin Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Tom Bosse, May 18, 2024
1. The Lincoln Log Cabin Marker
Inscription. This cabin is an exact reproduction of the one in which Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12th, 1809 at Hodgenville, Kentucky.
Erected by The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company Fort Wayne, Indiana
 
Erected by The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, Fort Wayne, Indiana.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical date for this entry is February 12, 1809.
 
Location. 41° 2.954′ N, 85° 9.508′ W. Marker is in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in Allen County. It is on Park Drive, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. 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, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Clyde, A Rich History (approx. Ό mile away); Illsley / Illsley Place (approx.
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Ό mile away); Rudisill (approx. half a mile away); Foster (approx. half a mile away); Dr. Robert and Susie McKeeman House (approx. 0.7 miles away); Charles Mulford Robinson (approx. Ύ mile away); Georg Kessler (approx. Ύ mile away); Adolf Janicke (approx. Ύ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Wayne.
 
The Lincoln Log Cabin Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Tom Bosse, May 18, 2024
2. The Lincoln Log Cabin Marker
The Lincoln Log Cabin and Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Tom Bosse, May 18, 2024
3. The Lincoln Log Cabin and Marker
The Lincoln Log Cabin image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Tom Bosse, May 18, 2024
4. The Lincoln Log Cabin
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 11, 2024, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 483 times since then and 61 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 11, 2024, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
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