Nestled in a shallow valley, eight miles south of Charleston, is Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site. This 86 acre site was established to help preserve the last home of Abraham Lincoln’s father and stepmother, Thomas and Sarah Bush Lincoln. The Lincolns lived in a ‘Saddlebag’ cabin (two rooms with a central chimney) on the [...]
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Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site
Posted: July 11, 2010 in Abraham Lincoln, Central Illinois, Ed Baumgarten, History, Illinois Bureau of Tourism, Midwest, TourismTags: Abraham Lincoln, History, Park
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