Abraham Lincoln ~ February 12, 1809 - April 15, 1865
16th President 1861 - 1865 These are the Lincoln sites we've visited so far. Birthplace in Hodgenville, Kentucky Boyhood home, Knob Creek Farm, Hodgenville, Kentucky Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial in Lincoln City IN Kentucky Panel (1809-1816) Indiana Panel (1816-1830) Illinois Panel (1830-1861) Washington D.C. Panel (1861-1865) And Now He Belongs to the Ages Panel There's a small exhibit inside the building. The cabin site We walked the Trail of Twelve Stones. And lastly we visited the space in which Abe's mother, Nancy, is buried. Westport, Illinois has a monument celebrating Lincoln crossing into Illinois from Indiana in 1830. Dixon, Illinois claims the honor of having the only statue of Lincoln in uniform. It commemorates his 1832 service in the Black Hawk war. But there's another statue that honors Lincoln's service in the Black Hawk War, located in Pearl City, Illinois. It stands in the same park as the Black Hawk Historic Monument. This is a Thomas Lincoln