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Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site 117 acres (47 hectares), central Ky., near Hodgenville; est. 1916. Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin in this area on Feb. 12, 1809. The exact location of the original cabin has not been conclusively established, but evidence seems to indicate that it was situated on top of the knoll where the memorial building stands. Inside the building is the log cabin traditionally accepted as Lincoln's birthplace. See National Parks and Monuments (table). ... Read more
Historic Preservation
The Oxford Companion to United States History Historic Preservation...preserving historic sites to freshen...nation's first historic house museum...Sometimes historic restorations...was rescued. Historic sites served...Appleton melded historical archaeology...Architects and the National Park Service, professionalized ... Read more
Springfield: Recreation
Cities of the United States ...Sightseeing Historic sites associated with Abraham Lincoln memorialize...Representatives, where Lincoln tried several...re-create Lincoln's Illinois...years. The Lincoln Home, the only house Lincoln ever owned...four-block national historic area administered by ... Read more

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