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Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
Plan Your Visit

Start your journey at the Memorial Visitor Center.  Watch the 15 minute orientation film and walk through the newly renovated museum.

Then begin walking on the trail to see the tallest flagpole in Indiana and pause to see where Nancy Hanks Lincoln is buried.

Continue to the Lincoln Living Historical Farm.  It is a re-created pioneer homestead with a cabin, outbuildings, split rail fences, farm animals, vegetable and herb gardens and field crops. Rangers in period clothing perform a variety of activities typical of the 1820 era.

Civil War Veteran visiting the gravesite of Nancy Hanks Lincoln  

Did You Know?
In 1868, a Civil War veteran named William Q. Corbin visited the boyhood home of his former commander-in-chief. Corbin was dismayed by the unkempt appearance of Nancy Hanks Lincoln’s gravesite and wrote a poem. It was among the first known public accounts of the grave’s condition.

Last Updated: July 25, 2006 at 00:22 EST