Explore the boyhood haunts of the nation's 16th President, Abraham Lincoln, at Lincoln Indiana State Park. Many of the hiking trails in the park visit places Lincoln would have walked. Watch a play based upon Lincoln's life in Indiana at the Lincoln Amphitheater or fish in beautiful Lincoln Lake. Near the state park visitors can enjoy the Abraham Lincoln Boyhood Home and National Museum. See artifacts, documents and photos related to the Lincoln family. The grounds include the Sarah Hanks Lincoln gravesite, the Tom Lincoln cabin site and a pioneer farm with period actors performing tasks like those done on an 19th Century Indiana farm. The book includes a guide to the tourism sites in Spencer County, Indiana. Abraham lincoln, Spencer County, lincoln boyhood home, Abraham Lincoln Boyhood Home and National Museum, indiana hikes, indiana tourism, indiana camping

A guide to the different historical sites related to the life of President Abraham Lincoln in Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky that provides information on more than twenty-five different sites.

Lincoln State Park provides a family friendly vacation destination steeped in Indiana history. Abraham Lincoln grew up in the Lincoln State Park area and it is where his mother died. Visitors can visit her grave, see the site where Thomas Lincoln’s cabin sat and walk the ground Lincoln walked. Potential visitors to the area can use the book A Visit to the Land of Lincoln, Indiana to plan their visit and learn some of the history of this beautiful area. indiana state parks, indiana history, indiana camping, indiana fishing, indiana hiking, lincoln for kids

How a group of nonprofessional historians forced a reassessment of Abraham Lincolns life story