In Lincoln's Footsteps: A Historical Guide to the Lincoln Sites in Illinois, Indiana, and KentuckyJourney through the states of Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky following in Lincoln's footsteps. Visit places where Lincoln lived and worked, laughed and loved, and wept. Profiling over 25 sites, this is an ideal guide for a weekend getaway or day trip to the lands of Lincoln. |
Contents
The KENTUCKY Years | 1 |
LINCOLN HOMESTEAD STATE PARK | 3 |
ABRAHAM LINCOLN BIRTHPLACE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE | 11 |
ABRAHAM LINCOLNS BOYHOOD HOME | 17 |
RELATED LINCOLN SITES IN KENTUCKY | 22 |
The INDIANA Wilderness | 27 |
LINCOLN BOYHOOD NATIONAL MEMORIAL | 29 |
LINCOLN STATE PARK | 42 |
LINCOLNS TOMB STATE HISTORIC SITE | 123 |
EIGHTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT | 135 |
POSTVILLE COURTHOUSE STATE HISTORIC SITE | 137 |
MT PULASKI COURTHOUSE STATE HISTORIC SITE | 147 |
METAMORA COURTHOUSE STATE HISTORIC SITE | 153 |
BEARDSTOWN COURTHOUSE | 159 |
THE LINCOLNDOUGLAS DEBATES | 164 |
BRYANT COTTAGE STATE HISTORIC SITE | 167 |
WILLIAM JONES STATE HISTORIC SITE | 43 |
ILLINOIS Land of Lincoln | 47 |
LINCOLN TRAIL HOMESTEAD STATE PARK | 49 |
LINCOLNS NEW SALEM STATE HISTORIC SITE | 57 |
VANDALIA STATEHOUSE STATE HISTORIC SITE | 77 |
THE ABRAHAM LINCOLN LONG NINE MUSEUM | 85 |
Springfield Illinois | 89 |
LINCOLN HOME NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE | 101 |
LINCOLNHERNDON LAW OFFICES STATE HISTORIC SITE | 107 |
OLD STATE CAPITOL STATE HISTORIC SITE | 111 |
LINCOLN DEPOT MUSEUM | 117 |
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