Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Park, Hodgenville, Kentucky
Come join Wes Berry as he visits the symbolic birthplace cabin of Abraham Lincoln and tours the first Lincoln Memorial.
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park, Hodgenville, Kentucky, USA, North America
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park preserves two farm sites where Abraham Lincoln lived as a child. In the fall of 1808, Thomas and Nancy Lincoln settled on Sinking Spring Farm. Two months later on February 12, 1809, Abraham Lincoln was born there in a one-room log cabin. Today this site bears the address of 2995 Lincoln Farm Road, Hodgenville, Kentucky. A cabin, symbolic of the one in which Lincoln was born, is preserved within a 1911, memorial building at the site. Lincoln lived at Sinking Spring until he was two years old, before moving with his family to another farm a few miles to the northeast along Knob Creek, near present-day U.S. Highway 31W, where he lived until the age of seven. A Beaux-Arts neo-classical Memorial Building was designed by John Russell Pope for the birthplace site. In 1909 the cornerstone was laid by President Theodore Roosevelt and the building was dedicated in 1911 by President William Howard Taft. Almost a hundred years after Thomas Lincoln moved from Sinking Spring Farm, a similar log cabin was placed inside the Memorial Building. The Memorial Building features 16 windows, 16 rosettes on the ceiling, and 16 fence poles, representing Lincoln's being the 16th president. The 56 steps leading up to the building entrance represent his age at his death. The original log cabin that Lincoln was reputed to have been born in was dismantled sometime before 1865. Local tradition held that some of the logs from the cabin were used in construction of a nearby house. New York businessman A.W. Dennett purchased the Lincoln farm in 1894 and used the logs from this house to construct a cabin similar in appearance to the original cabin where Lincoln was born. Soon the cabin was dismantled and re-erected for exhibition in many cities. Eventually the logs for this cabin, along with logs reputed to have belonged to Jefferson Davis' birthplace and possibly a third cabin, were purchased by the Lincoln Farm Association (LFA), which believed they had acquired only Lincoln logs. When workers tried to reconstruct the cabin, they discovered the problem. The LFA bought a one-room cabin similar to the one reconstructed by Dennett. When the last rebuilt cabin was placed in the Memorial Building, its size made visitor circulation difficult. The LFA reduced the cabin's size from 16-by-18 feet to 12-by-17 feet. Today, historians recognize that the former claim that these logs were from Lincoln's birth cabin was essentially inaccurate. In his book It All Started With Columbus, satirical writer Richard Armour stated that Lincoln had been born in three states and also in two cabins - the original, and the reconstructed. The separate Knob Creek site (added to the park in 1998) features a 19th century log cabin and a historic 20th century tavern and tourist site. The log cabin is not original to the site, but may have belonged to neighbors of the Lincolns. It was moved to the approximate location of the Lincolns' home. Abraham Lincoln's earliest memory was his near drowning in Knob Creek, and being saved by the neighbor's son. Lincoln lived here until the age of seven, when his family moved to Indiana, to the site now commemorated as, Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial. The original Memorial was constructed by the Lincoln Farm Association. In 1916, they donated the Memorial to the Federal government, which established the Abraham Lincoln National Park on July 17, 1916. The War Department administered the site until August 10, 1933, when it was transferred to the National Park Service. It was designated as the Abraham Lincoln National Historical Park on August 11, 1939. It was renamed and redesignated Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site on September 8, 1959. As with all historic sites administered by the National Park Service, the site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, effective on October 15, 1966. The historic site's definition was expanded to include the Knob Creek site on November 6, 1998. On March 30, 2009, the site was redesignated a National Historical Park. Also on the property is the privately owned Nancy Lincoln Inn.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN BIRTHPLACE, NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK IN HODGENVILLE, KENTUCKY WHERE HE WAS BORN.
HERE YOU WILL SEE THE ABRAHAM LINCOLN BIRTHPLACE, NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK, IN HODGENVILLE, KENTUCKY WHERE THE 16TH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES WAS BORN.
Visiting Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park!!
Come along with my family and I to Kentucky as we visit President Lincoln's birthplace! A magnificent memorial, a refreshing spring complete with earthcache, and the Lincoln family Bible all await us. I also get my NPS Passport stamped!
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The strange story of Lincoln's cabins
In Kentucky you can visit the cabin where Honest Abe grew up … or is it? Contributor Brook Silva-Braga investigates the unusual tale of log cabins at the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Park in Hodgenville, Ky.
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MainStreet - Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park celebrated the park system's bicentennial in 2016. On this special edition of Mainstreet we hear from the people who keep history alive by becoming former presidents to talk about their time and relationship to one of the greatest presidents in his original home.
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Our Town—Hodgenville
As the town closest to the Larue County birthplace of Abraham Lincoln, Hodgenville celebrates Lincoln's legacy in many ways.
Lincoln was born on Feb. 12, 1809, on Sinking Spring Farm, three miles south of present-day Hodgenville, in what was then Hardin County. The Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site is located here. When Lincoln was 2, his family moved to Knob Creek, a few miles away, where he lived until age 7. His boyhood home is also part of the historic site.
Hodgenville's Lincoln Museum, located on Lincoln Square in the historic district, features 12 scenes from Lincoln's life as well as memorabilia and an art collection. The town is a prominent place along Kentucky's Lincoln Heritage Trail.
This segment features Lincoln impersonator Jim Sayre of Lawrenceburg, a member of the Association of American Lincoln Presenters and a winner of the group's Abraham Lincoln Award.
CHILDHOOD HOME OF 16TH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, ABRAHAM LINCOLN AT KNOB CREEK HODGENVILLE, KY
HERE YOU WILL SEE THE CHILDHOOD HOME OF OUR 16TH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES PRESIDENT, ABRAHAM LINCOLN, AT KNOB CREEK FARM IN HODGENVILLE, KENTUCKY.
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace and Boyhood Home Hodgenville, KY
We stopped at the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace and at the Abraham Lincoln Boyhood Home at Knob Creek. The birthplace is known as the First Lincoln Memorial was built in 1901-1911. The one in D.C. opened in 1914. The Abe Lincoln boyhood home is just down the road from the birthplace. We only stayed at Knob Creek a couple of minutes. There's not much to it. The birthplace has more buildings, a pathway, museum and bookstore. I wanted to get to the National Park bookstore to get my National Park Passport Book stamped and it was easy to get in there despite construction. Its a free national park. There is no fee to either place and it takes a couple of hours to do both locations. Tomlin appears at the end of the video. Like this video? Give us a thumbs up. Be sure to subscribe for more great videos.
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Lincoln Home National Historic Site Tour (HD)
We were fortunate enough to visit the Lincoln Home National Historic Site in Springfield, Illinois. Abraham Lincoln had a home there where he lived from 1844 to 1861, before he became president. It was surreal to be in the same house that President Lincoln resided in, and we really appreciated the historical significance of the site. In Lincoln's home we were able to see where he worked, slept, as well as Mary Lincoln's bedroom, guest rooms, kitchen, with some items/fixtures that were the same as in the 1800s.
The Visitor's Center had plenty of things to see as well. We also checked out Charles Arnold House and the Harriet Dean House.
This was from August 2016 during our Midwest vacation road trip. We also visited the Illinois State Capitol building nearby- you can see that video here:
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In this video we are exploring Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site/Park in Hodgenville, Kentucky, USA
Abraham Lincoln was a President of the United States. President Lincoln was the 16th person to take the position.
This site is called the Lincoln birthplace because it was the site where Abraham Lincoln was born. There is a cabin onsite where he was born.
We went on several hiking trails here as well including the boundary oak trail, the sinking spring and the big sink trail.
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USS Kentucky Visits Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site
Hodgenville, Ky - USS Kentucky (SSBN 737) Gold Crew Commanding Officer Cmdr. Joseph Nosse, Chief of the Boat Master Chief Machinist's Mate (SS) Scott Moore, and Lt.j.g. Aaron Woodside visit Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site as part of a namesake visit to the Bluegrass State.
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace, Hodgenville, Kentucky, USA, North America
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park preserves two separate farm sites in LaRue County, Kentucky where Abraham Lincoln was born and lived early in his childhood. He was born at the Sinking Spring site south of Hodgenville and remained there until the family moved to the Knob Creek Farm northeast of Hodgenville when he was 2 years old, living there until he was 7 years old. The Sinking Spring site is the location of the park visitors center. In the fall of 1808, Thomas and Nancy Lincoln settled on Sinking Spring Farm. Two months later on February 12, 1809, Abraham Lincoln was born there in a one-room log cabin. Today this site bears the address of 2995 Lincoln Farm Road, Hodgenville, Kentucky. A cabin, symbolic of the one in which Lincoln was born, is preserved within a 1911 memorial building at the site. Also on the property is the privately owned Nancy Lincoln Inn. A Beaux-Arts neo-classical Memorial Building was designed by John Russell Pope for the birthplace site. In 1909 the cornerstone was laid by President Theodore Roosevelt and the building was dedicated in 1911 by President William Howard Taft. Almost a hundred years after Thomas Lincoln moved from Sinking Spring Farm, a similar log cabin was placed inside the Memorial Building. The Memorial Building features 16 windows, 16 rosettes on the ceiling, and 16 fence poles, representing Lincoln being the 16th president. The 56 steps leading up to the building entrance represent his age at his death. The original log cabin that Lincoln was reputed to have been born in was dismantled sometime before 1865. Local tradition held that some of the logs from the cabin were used in construction of a nearby house. New York businessman A.W. Dennett purchased the Lincoln farm in 1894 and used the logs from this house to construct a cabin similar in appearance to the original cabin where Lincoln was born. Soon the cabin was dismantled and re-erected for exhibition in many cities. Eventually the logs for this cabin, along with logs incorrectly reputed to have belonged to Jefferson Davis' birthplace and possibly a third cabin, were purchased by the Lincoln Farm Association or (LFA), which believed they had acquired only Lincoln logs. When workers tried to reconstruct the cabin, they discovered the problem. The LFA bought a one-room cabin similar to the one reconstructed by Dennett. When the last rebuilt cabin was placed in the Memorial Building, its size made visitor circulation difficult. The LFA reduced the cabin's size from 16-by-18 feet to 12-by-17 feet. Today, historians recognize that the former claim that these logs were from Lincoln's birth cabin was essentially inaccurate. In his book It All Started With Columbus, satirical writer Richard Armour stated that Lincoln had been born in three states and also in two cabins - the original, and the reconstructed.
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace cabin Hodgenville, KY
The first Lincoln Memorial was built by the Lincoln Farm Association on the traditional site of the birthplace of Abraham Lincoln. The Symbolic Birth Cabin. The symbolic birth cabin is enshrined within a Neo-Classical Memorial Building on the traditional site of the birthplace of Abraham Lincoln.
Lincoln's Birthplace National Historical Park, KY
MC Travelers is back on track! We spent sometime in Kentucky and we went to Lincoln's Birthplace National Historical Park in Hodgenville, KY. This park focuses on Lincoln's life from 0-7 years old. You learn about his parents and the history of his early childhood. Come to the park and take a tour of his early childhood hometown. Then stop in the memorial building and see the famous little log cabin that Lincoln was born in!
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace. National Park the actual cabin our 16th president was born in.
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Abraham Lincoln Revisits His Boyhood Home
Wes Berry, park ranger Stacy Humphreys, and our 16th President are back for Part II of our Lincoln series. We learn more about Honest Abe's childhood adventures--including his near-drowning--as we visit his boyhood home at Knob Creek.
Abraham Lincolns Birthplace
Hey guys! I went to Abraham Lincolns birthplace! He is one of my favorite presidents. His birthplace is in Hodgenville, Kentucky. If any of you are ever near it I definitely recommend checking it out!
Hodgenville, KY Birthplace of Abraham Lincoln
Hometown History Ep. 1 Hodgenville, KY
Welcome to the inaugural episode of Hometown History! This is the show all about odd, interesting, and out-of-the-way places! Today's focus is the small Kentucky town of Hodgenville, birthplace of Abraham Lincoln. It's a tiny, quaint little hamlet in farm country of central America with a National Historic Site, a State Historic Site, a small-town Lincoln museum, and a pair of statues in the town square. You may have to drive a little ways to get there, but it's history nerd central!
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Lincoln's Birthplace
The birthplace of Abraham Lincoln in Hodgenville. A Kentucky historical site.