Illinois may be known as the "Land of Lincoln," but Abraham Lincoln spent the formative years from the age of 7 until he turned 21 in southwestern Indiana, living with his family on a farmstead in the rolling hills of this beautiful rural area. The Lincoln family moved from Kentucky, crossing the Ohio River and settling in an area known as Little Pigeon Creek in December 1816. Now known as Lincoln City, the town is just one of several stops on a back roads tour that takes wanderers through many historic sites, representing important moments in the life of a great man. Lincoln's mother, Nancy Hanks Lincoln, is buried here, and the cabin where his cousin lived and Lincoln spent the night still stands. Those who want to retrace Lincoln's life in southern Indiana can do so easily by following the narrow roads that traverse the 20-mile area where he lived and traveled during those 14 years when he called Indiana home. The people of the region still claim Lincoln as one of their own.

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

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