Lincoln City in Spencer County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Now he belongs to the ages
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
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Photographed by Shane Oliver, June 25, 2021
1. Now he belongs to the ages Marker
Now he belongs to the ages
- Edwin M. Stanton, Lincoln's Secretary of War, 1865
Explore the life of Abraham Lincoln, the man called the Great Liberator, through five National Park Service sites and memorials. These places show moments along Lincoln's journey from rail-splitter to president to national symbol. Abolitionist Frederick Douglass said of Lincoln, "His great mission was to accomplish two things: first, to save his country from dismemberment and ruin; and, second, to free his country from the great crime of slavery." Lincoln accomplished both by leading the nation through a bloody civil war and signing the Emancipation Proclamation.
The spirit of Lincoln still lives
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace
"It was no accident that planted Lincoln on a Kentucky farm. If the Union was to be saved it had to be a man of such an origin that should save it." - Mark Twain
Lincoln Boyhood
"My father…removed from Kentucky to what is now Spencer County, Indiana, in my eighth year…There I grew up." - Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln Home
"Here I have lived a quarter of a century, and have passed from a young to an oldman. Here my children have been born, and one is buried. I now leave not knowing when, or whether ever, I may return." - Abraham Lincoln
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Ford's Theater
"Strong men wept, and cursed…while Mrs. Lincoln, on her knees uttered shriek after shriek at the feet of the dying President." - Eyewitness account of Lincoln's assassination at Ford's Theater, April 14, 1865
Erected by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. A significant historical date for this entry is April 14, 1865.
Location. 38° 7.112′ N, 86° 59.78′ W. Marker is in Lincoln City, Indiana, in Spencer County. It is on County Route 300E 0.3 miles south of Lewis Street, on the right when traveling north. Marker is located at the picnic shelter for Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial. The picnic shelter may be accessed through the park trail system, or through a parking lot on County Road 300 E. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 300 County Rd 300 E, Lincoln City IN 47552, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Tri-State Region and in Southern Indiana. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Ohio River Valley, 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 territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Thomas Lincoln Farm (within shouting distance of this marker); Crop Fields (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Cabin Site Memorial (about
Photographed by Shane Oliver, June 25, 2021
2. Now he belongs to the ages Marker
Marker is located on the left wall of the picnic shelter.
Additional keywords. Now he belongs to the ages
Photographed by Shane Oliver, June 25, 2021
3. Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial Picnic Shelter
Credits. This page was last revised on November 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 29, 2021, by Shane Oliver of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 378 times since then and 27 times this year. Last updated on November 3, 2024, by Connor Olson of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 29, 2021, by Shane Oliver of Richmond, Virginia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
