Tuesday, July 9, 2024

Honest Abe

We visited 6 places where Abe Lincoln was featured. Starting in Kentucky, this is a recreation of the log cabin where he was born and lived until he was 2 years old. . A few miles away we visited the farm where he lived from age 2 until age 7. Then the family moved to Indiana and lived on the frontier.

Here is his house in Springfield, Illinois where he was a state senator.

The parlor of his house.

The room where the family gathered in the evenings to read or sew or wrestle on the floor.

A bedroom.

Near the train depot where Lincoln thanked the people of Springfield before heading to the White House.

The kitchen of his home in Springfield. Mary Todd Lincoln liked this stove so much she wanted to take it to the White House. She was talked out of taking it.

His tomb in Springfield.

The train depot where the Lincoln family departed Springfield.


 

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