Lincoln City in Spencer County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Lincoln Boyhood Trails
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 13, 2014
1. Lincoln Boyhood Trails Marker
The Trail of Twelve Stones retraces the stages of Abraham Lincolns life. Along the trail ate stones from various places that were part of his life. Each stone has a plaque that describes its origin and association with Lincoln. The trail is part of a loop that includes the Lincoln Boyhood Trail.
The Boyhood Nature Trail reflects the days when Indiana was a wilderness and home to the seven-year-old Abraham in 1816. The loop trail branches off from the Trail of Twelve Stones and is one mile long.
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Lincoln as a young man
Abraham Lincoln as 16th President of the United States
Erected by National Park Service.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #16 Abraham Lincoln series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1816.
Location. 38° 7.226′ N, 86° 59.715′ W. Marker is in Lincoln City, Indiana, in Spencer County. It can be reached from East South Street east of County Road 300
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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: Boyhood Nature Trail (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Crop Fields (about 400 feet away); Cabin Site Memorial (about 400 feet away); Carpenter Shop (about 500 feet away); Log Cabin (about 500 feet away); Chicken Coop (about 500 feet away); Sassafras (about 500 feet away); Kitchen Garden (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lincoln City.
Photographed by Shane Oliver, June 25, 2021
2. Lincoln Boyhood Trails Marker
March 13, 2014
3. Jones Store
This rock was part of the Jones Store at Jonesboro, 3 miles west of here, associated with Lincoln's early manhood.
March 13, 2014
4. "Western Sun and General Advertiser"
This stone from the foundation of the "Western Sun and General Advertiser", Vincennes, Indiana, where Abraham Lincoln, en route to Illinois from Indiana in March of 1830, first saw a printing press.
March 13, 2014
5. Berry-Lincoln Store
This stone was part of the foundation of the Berry-Lincoln Store at New Salem, Ill.
March 13, 2014
6. Mary Todd
These bricks from the Lexington, Kentucky home of Mary Todd who was married to Lincoln November 4, 1842.
March 13, 2014
7. White House
This stone was part of the White House at Washington D.C., where President and Mrs. Lincoln lived from March 4, 1861 until his death April 15, 1865.
March 13, 2014
8. Anderson Cottage
This stone from the Anderson Cottage, National Soldiers' Home, Washington, D.C., where President Lincoln wrote the Emancipation Proclamation September 22, 1862.
March 13, 2014
9. Gettysburg Address
This rock from where President Lincoln stood when he delivered the Gettysburg Address November 19, 1863.
March 13, 2014
10. Old Capitol Building
This stone from the Old Capitol Building where Lincoln delivered his Second Inaugural Address March 4, 1865.
March 13, 2014
11. 516 Tenth St.
This pillar from the original front porch of the house at 516 Tenth St., Washington, D.C., where President Licoln died April 15, 1965.
Photographed by Shane Oliver, June 25, 2021
12. Lincoln Birthplace
This stone from the birthplace of Abraham Lincoln in Hogdenville, KY., where he was born February 12, 1809.
- Indiana Lincoln Union
- Indiana Lincoln Union
March 13, 2014
13. Nancy Hanks Lincoln
March 13, 2014
14. 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 16, 2014, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 627 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 16, 2014, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. 2. submitted on July 29, 2021, by Shane Oliver of Richmond, Virginia. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on March 16, 2014, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. 8. submitted on March 16, 2014. 9, 10, 11. submitted on March 16, 2014, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. 12. submitted on July 29, 2021, by Shane Oliver of Richmond, Virginia. 13, 14. submitted on March 16, 2014, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.
