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

Cabin Site Memorial

Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 13, 2014

1. Cabin Site Memorial Marker

Inscription. In 1933 the Lincoln cabin site was excavated. Workmen uncovered the remains of sill logs and hearth stones and built the stone wall. Later, the bronze fireplace and sill log casting were placed on the site to outline where the cabin stood. Some of the original hearthstones are now on display in the Memorial Visitor Center.

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By the 20th century, the original Lincoln log cabin (similar to the one pictured below) no longer existed and the Lincoln farm had become part of Lincoln City, a bustling railroad town.

Inspecting the cabin hearthstones in May, 1934.

Installing the bronze casting of the fireplace in July, 1935

Erected by Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial.

Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Railroads & Streetcars • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1934.

Location. 38° 7.2′ N, 86° 59.793′ W. Marker is in Lincoln City, Indiana, in Spencer County. It can be reached from East South Street east of County Road 300 E when traveling north. Marker is located along the Lincoln Boyhood Trail north of the Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial Visitor Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3027 East South Street, Lincoln City IN 47552, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and memorial 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.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Log Cabin (within shouting distance of this marker); Crop Fields (within shouting distance of this marker); Carpenter Shop (within shouting distance of this marker); Kitchen Garden (within shouting distance of this marker); Chicken Coop (within shouting distance of this marker); Barn (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Thomas Lincoln Farm (about 300 feet away); Lincoln Boyhood Trails (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lincoln City.

Also see . . . Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial. National Park Service (Submitted on March 15, 2014.)

Cabin Site Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Shane Oliver, June 25, 2021

2. Cabin Site Memorial

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 13, 2014

3. Cabin Site Memorial

Photographed by Shane Oliver, June 25, 2021

4. Cabin Site Memorial

The Living Historical Farm exhibits a typical pioneer cabin. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 13, 2014

5. The Living Historical Farm exhibits a typical pioneer cabin.

Spencer County Memorial to Abraham Lincoln image. Click for full size.

6. Spencer County Memorial to Abraham Lincoln

From 1917 to 1934, this stone marked the site of the cabin a few hundred feet west of here where Lincoln lived the impressionable years of his life between the ages of seven and twenty-one.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 2, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 15, 2014, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 717 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 15, 2014, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. 2. submitted on July 29, 2021, by Shane Oliver of Richmond, Virginia. 3. submitted on March 15, 2014, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. 4. submitted on July 29, 2021, by Shane Oliver of Richmond, Virginia. 5. submitted on March 15, 2014, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. 6. submitted on March 16, 2014, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.