Near Hodgenville in Larue County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
The Lincoln Tavern
Photographed By Courtesy:: Ginger L. Drenning, September 5, 2012
1. The Lincoln Tavern Marker
In 1928 she and her husband Chester purchased the Knob Creek Farm. The Howards hoped to preserve the land and use the site to share the story of Lincoln’s early years in Kentucky. To serve the growing number of tourists, they built the Lincoln Tavern you see here. The tavern opened for business in 1933. Visitors enjoyed food and refreshments from the tavern’s kitchen and stopped to buy gas from the pumps outside. There was also live music and dancing in the evenings. The Howards built the tavern from rough hewn logs using trees found on the property, just as frontier settlers like Thomas and Nancy Lincoln might have done.
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The Lincoln Tavern and Knob Creek site were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988 and became part of the National Park Service in 2001.
Erected by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places
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Location. 37° 36.675′ N, 85° 38.299′ W. Marker is near Hodgenville, Kentucky, in Larue County. Marker can be reached from Bardstown Road (U.S. 31E) north of White City Road (Kentucky Route 470), on the left when traveling north. Located to the left of the "Lincoln Tavern" at the 'Knob Creek Farm'. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hodgenville KY 42748, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Abraham Lincoln's memory of Knob Creek Farm (here, next to this marker); Slavery in the Valley (a few steps from this marker); Lincoln Knob Creek Farm (a few steps from this marker); The Lincolns at Knob Creek (within shouting distance of this marker); Living Off the Land (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Lincoln Knob Creek Farm (within shouting distance of this marker); Abraham Lincoln's First School (approx. 2.1 miles away); Lincoln's Playmate (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hodgenville.
Photographed By Courtesy:: Ginger L. Drenning, September 5, 2012
2. The Lincoln Tavern
Courtesy:: Kentucky Historical Society
3. Interior of Lincoln Tavern
Courtesy:: Kentucky Historical Society
4. Visitors at the Lincoln Tavern
Photographed By Courtesy:: Ginger L. Drenning, September 5, 2012
5. National Register of Historic Places
Photographed By Courtesy:: Ginger L. Drenning, September 5, 2012
6. Information - Welcome Center
Photographed By Courtesy:: Ginger L. Drenning, September 5, 2012
7. Posted Information
Credits. This page was last revised on August 3, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 4, 2012, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. This page has been viewed 805 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on October 4, 2012, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana.
