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Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
Traveling Trunks

Lincoln Traveling Trunk

The trunk was developed in cooperation with Abraham Lincoln Birthplace NHS and Lincoln Home NHS.  It is available for loan to schools to provide an opportunity for students to explore the life of Abraham Lincoln from his birth in a log cabin, to his pioneer years as a boy, to his election as our 16th president. The trunks contain period clothing, curriculum guides, videos, and numerous other items respresenting Lincoln's Kentucky, Indiana, and Illinois years.

For more information, please contact the park at (812) 937-4541.
Boyscouts  

Did You Know?
One of the biggest events took place in May 1959, when the Spencer & Indiana Lincoln Sesquicentennial Commissions and the Indiana Lincoln Foundation sponsored a statewide Boy Scout campout at the Lincoln State Park. One of the activities included a parade that passed the Nancy Hanks Memorial.

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