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Lincolns New Salem State Park

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Lincolns New Salem State Park
Lincolns New Salem State Park
Lincolns New Salem State Park
Lincolns New Salem State Park
Lincolns New Salem State Park
Lincolns New Salem State Park
Lincolns New Salem State Park
Lincolns New Salem State Park
Lincolns New Salem State Park
Lincolns New Salem State Park
Lincolns New Salem State Park
Lincolns New Salem State Park
Lincolns New Salem State Park
Lincolns New Salem State Park
Lincolns New Salem State Park
Lincolns New Salem State Park
Lincolns New Salem State Park
Lincolns New Salem State Park
Lincolns New Salem State Park
Lincolns New Salem State Park
Lincolns New Salem State Park
Lincolns New Salem State Park
Lincolns New Salem State Park
Lincolns New Salem State Park
Lincolns New Salem State Park
Phone:
+1 217-632-4000

Hours:
Sunday9am - 4pm
MondayClosed
TuesdayClosed
Wednesday9am - 4pm
Thursday9am - 4pm
Friday9am - 4pm
Saturday9am - 4pm


Lincoln's New Salem State Historic Site is a reconstruction of the former village of New Salem in Menard County, Illinois, where Abraham Lincoln lived from 1831 to 1837. While in his twenties, the future U.S. President made his living in this village as a boatman, soldier in the Black Hawk War, general store owner, postmaster, surveyor, and rail splitter, and was first elected to the Illinois General Assembly. Lincoln left New Salem for Springfield in 1837, and the village was generally abandoned by about 1840, as other towns developed. In the 1930s, the Civilian Conservation Corps built a historic recreation of New Salem based on its original foundations, establishing a state park commemorating Lincoln and Illinois' frontier history. The village is located 15 mi northwest of Springfield, and approximately 3 mi south of Petersburg.
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