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Lincoln's Indiana Boyhood Home Attractions

 

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Lincoln Amphitheatre
Performed at the majestic, 1,500-seat, roofed Lincoln Amphitheatre, "A. Lincoln: A Pioneer Tale" will take the stage this summer. (Photo courtesy of Lincoln Amphitheatre)

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Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
Visit the site where Abraham Lincoln spent his childhood and learn about the lives of the Lincoln family, who lived here in a pioneer community from 1816 to 1830. Celebrate Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial's 50th anniversary this year!

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Lincoln’s mother, Nancy Hanks Lincoln, is buried on a wooded knoll in a pioneer cemetery at Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial. (Photo courtesy of the National Park Service)

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The Living Historical Farm is a working pioneer homestead with a cabin, outbuildings, split rail fences, animals, gardens, and field crops. Rangers in period clothing perform a variety of activities typical of the 1820s.

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This replica cabin at the Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial Living Historical Farm is similar to the one Lincoln lived in with his pioneer family on the Indiana Frontier from 1816-1830.

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Sculptor E.H. Daniels carved the five limestone panels that make up the exterior of the Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial Visitors Center. The sculptures, which portray different phases of Lincoln’s life, were completed in 1943.

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Buffalo Run Farm, Grill & Gifts
Visit the farm to see, and even feed, live buffalo. Experience the Indiana Frontier at Buffalo Run Farm, complete with tepee, cabin, and a live herd of buffalo.

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Lincoln Pioneer Village & Museum
Home to hundreds of fascinating artifacts from the area’s historic past including a hutch made by Abraham Lincoln’s father, Thomas Lincoln. Take a relaxing look back into history with 14 Lincoln-era replica cabins.

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Colonel Jones Home
This carefully restored 1834 Federal-design home was the home of the merchant employer of Abraham Lincoln. The home offers a look at the early development of Indiana and the life of Colonel William Jones, who was also a politician.

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Lincoln State Park
This 1,747-acre park was established in 1932 as a memorial to Abraham Lincoln’s mother, Nancy Hanks. The state park is home to the Lincoln Bicentennial Plaza that celebrates Lincoln’s 200th birthday.

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Lincoln's sister Sarah Lincoln Grigsby is buried in Old Pigeon Cemetery in Lincoln State Park. The cemetery is next to the Little Pigeon Primitive Baptist Church. Abraham and his father Thomas helped to build the first log cabin church on this site.