| |
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial preserves the site of the farm where
Abraham Lincoln spent 14 formative years of his life, from the ages of 7
to 21. He and his family moved to Indiana in 1816 and stayed until 1830
when they moved on to Illinois. During this period, Lincoln grew physically
and intellectually into a man. The people he knew here and the things he
experienced had a profound influence on his life. His sense of honesty,
his belief in the importance of education and learning, his respect for
hard work, his compassion for his fellow man, and his moral convictions
about right and wrong were all born of this place and this time. The time
he spent here helped shape the man that went on to lead the country. This
site is our most direct tie with that time of his life. Lincoln Boyhood
preserves the place where he learned to laugh with his father, cried over
the death of his mother, read the books that opened his mind, and triumphed
over the adversities of life on the frontier.
Abraham Lincoln spent 14 of his most formative years (1816-30) on this soil.
Here he played, learned to work, developed manual skills, received his early
education and love of learning, earned his first dollar, and experienced
love and tragedy.
This park's features are both important and interesting. One important
feature is the wooded knoll where Nancy Hanks Lincoln, Abraham's mother,
is buried.
The Memorial Visitor Center is a small museum at which you can see a
film and visit the Abraham Lincoln and Nancy Hanks Lincoln Memorial Halls.
Exhibits at the visitor center focus on the story of the Lincolns as pioneers
on the Indiana frontier.
The Lincoln Living Historical Farm is a working pioneer homestead with
a log cabin, outbuildings, split-rail fences, livestock, gardens, and
field crops. Rangers dressed in period clothing perform a variety of activities
typical of daily life in 1820s.
|
|