Hodgenville in Larue County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
Lincoln Knob Creek Farm
Photographed by Mike Stroud, May 1991
1. Lincoln Knob Creek Farm Marker
Erected by Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 120.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Agriculture. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #16 Abraham Lincoln, and the Kentucky Historical Society series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1860.
Location. 37° 36.676′ N, 85° 38.26′ W. Marker is in Hodgenville, Kentucky, in Larue County. It is on Bardstown Road (U.S. 31E). Marker is about six miles NE of Hodgenville. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hodgenville KY 42748, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. 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 Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Lincolns at Knob Creek (within shouting distance of this marker); My earliest recollection. . .is of the Knob Creek place (within shouting distance of this marker); Slavery in the Valley (within shouting distance of this marker); The Lincoln Tavern (within shouting distance of this marker); Down by Knob Creek (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Living Off the Land
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Lincoln Knob Creek Farm (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed).
Also see . . . National Park Service entry. (Submitted on March 9, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)
Photographed by Al Wolf, September 5, 2012
2. 2012 Up-Date - - Looking North
Lincoln Knob Creek Farm Marker
Lincoln Knob Creek Farm Marker
Photographed by Al Wolf, September 5, 2012
3. 2012 Up-date - - Looking South
Lincoln Knob Creek Farm Marker
Lincoln Knob Creek Farm Marker
Photographed by Al Wolf, September 5, 2012
4. 2012 Up-Date - - Looking West
Lincoln Knob Creek Farm Marker
Lincoln Knob Creek Farm Marker
Photographed by Mike Stroud, May 1991
5. Lincoln Knob Creek Farm Cabin
Abraham Lincoln,sixteenth
president of the United States,
lived five years,1811 to 1816, on
this Knob Creek farm.
'Reference to his Kentucky years,
Abraham stated " My earliest
recollection however, is of the
Knob Creek place..."
He and his sister Sarah,
attended their first school and
their younger brother, Thomas
Jr., was born and died here.'
Photographed by Duane Hall, November 26, 2011
6. Lincoln Knob Creek Farm Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 20, 2019. It was originally submitted on March 9, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,154 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 9, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 10, 2012, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. 5. submitted on March 9, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 6. submitted on February 7, 2014, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
