This area was the boyhood home of Abraham Lincoln. It was established in 1932 to honor Lincoln’s mother, Nancy Hanks. His sister Sarah is buried in the 1,747 acre park.
The first site we picked was too small for the van so we moved to another one. We had plenty of choices since there was only one other camper.
Lincoln lived in Indiana from the ages of 7 to 21 years old. This shows his height during the corresponding years. He was 6″ 4″ and was the tallest president (so far).
Lincoln’s closed left hand symbolizes his desire to hold the Union together, and his open right hand symbolizes his desire for a strong, positive, postwar reconciliation with the South
Will Clark, Sculptor
This is his boyhood cabin, the original stones are in the state park museum.
Glad we stopped but this is not a repeater.
HAPPY CAMPING, STEVE