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Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic SiteA picture of landscape behind the Memorial Building at the Birthplace Unit
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Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site
Nearby Attractions
 

National Park Service Areas
Andrew Johnson National Historic Site 285 miles
Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area 190 miles
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park 177 miles
Mammoth Cave National Park 50 miles
Lincoln Home National Historic Site 379 miles
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial 136 miles
William Howard Taft National Historic Site 156 miles
Fort Donelson National Battlefield 167 miles
Stones River National Battlefield 161 miles

Lincoln Related Sites in Kentucky
Lincoln Statue, Downtown Hodgenville, KY 3 miles north on 31E
The Lincoln Heritage Trail, Central Kentucky-A scenic route that explores numerous historic sites with interpretive signs highlighting the Kentucky people, places and events that shaped the Lincoln legacy.
The Lincoln Museum, Downtown Hodgenville, KY; (270) 358-3163, 3 miles north on 31E
Lincoln Heritage House - Elizabethtown, KY; 1-800-437-0092, 16 miles
Sarah Bush Johnston Lincoln Memorial - Elizabethtown, KY; (270) 737-8727, 16 miles
Patton Museum, Fort Knox, KY; (502) 624-3812, 31 miles
Washington County, Kentucky - Springfield, KY; 44 miles
Lincoln Homestead State Park – Springfield, KY; (859) 336-7461, 51 miles
Farmington Historic Plantation – Louisville, KY; (502) 452-9920, 56 miles
Old Fort Harrod State Park – Harrodsburg, KY; (859) 734-3314, 79 miles
Kentucky Historical Society – Frankfort, KY; (877) 444-7867 or (502) 564-1792, 82 miles
Mary Todd Lincoln House – Lexington, KY; (859) 233-9999, 87 miles
*Directional information from the Birthplace Unit

Information Resources
LaRue County Chamber of Commerce

LaRue County/Hodgenville, Kentucky

Nancy Hanks Lincoln
Nancy Hanks Lincoln
Nancy Hanks Lincoln, mother of Abraham died of...
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Symbolic Birth Cabin located in the Memorial Building
Symbolic Birth Cabin
View a chronological history of the Sinking Spring Farm and
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Old Tavern building at Knob Creek Farm
Tavern at Knob Creek Farm
Learn more about Lincoln and Knob Creek Farm
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Lincoln's home in Springfield, IL the only house he ever owned
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Picture of the Birthplace Memorial Stairs  

Did You Know?
Abraham Lincoln died at the age of 56. The granite stairs leading up to the Memorial Building at his birthplace represent his age. The Memorial Building was designed by John Russell Pope.

Last Updated: September 27, 2008 at 14:30 EST