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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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's Birthplace: Hodgenville, Ky. | President's Day | Kentucky Life | KET
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.
Abraham Lincoln's Boyhood Home at Knob Creek
Abraham Lincoln's Boyhood Home at Knob Creek
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 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.
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 I walk you through the Birthplace and Childhood homes and other places from Abraham Lincoln's Life. This is my take on what happened and how it happened. I am pretty sure everything I state is accurate.
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Sunrise in Kentucky, Hodgenville, Kentucky and Abraham Lincoln's Boyhood Home
Some sights shot around Hodgenville, Kentucky. We tried to see Abraham Lincoln's birthplace...but it was before 7 a.m. when we got to the area. The park didn't open until 8 a.m. We even tried to see My Old Kentucky Home, but were too early for that, too. First time I think we've ever been too early for anything! Kentucky is indescribably beautiful at this time of morning. That's the thing about these road trips - Each part of the country we traveled to was more beautiful than the last. I don't know how we're going to decide where to settle down when my husband gets out of the military.
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.
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Longtime political adviser and journalist Sidney Blumenthal, author of A SELF MADE MAN, describes Abraham Lincoln's tough childhood, which later informed his views on slavery.
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Dozens Of Abe Lincolns Descended On This Small Town In Illinois (HBO)
Once a year, somewhere in the United States, dozens of men dress up as President Abraham Lincoln — and a few women as Lincoln's wife — and descend on one town or city for the largest gathering of Abe Lincolns in the world.
It’s the annual convention of the Association of Lincoln Presenters, and this year’s conference was in sleepy Freeport, IL: the site of one of the original and most pivotal Lincoln-Douglas debates, from his failed run for Senator. Local librarian Laura Keyes is spearheading the conference, and has been playing Mary Todd Lincoln for over a decade.
Around 70 Abes showed up, along with about a dozen Marys. They spent the weekend learning about Freeport’s Lincoln history and learning from each other: The best place to find a stovepipe hat; how to handle tough questions on Lincoln’s legacy.
Some of the Lincoln presenters, their preferred title to “impersonators, do it because they admire Abe Lincoln. Some do it simply because they look like him. But most do it because they’re history buffs, and they want to keep Lincoln’s legacy alive — like Homer Sewell, who’s been presenting as Lincoln for 43 years.
“Is the world a better place because Mr Lincoln was here? Is it a better place because Homer Sewell was here? I hope so,” Sewell told VICE News.
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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.
Humble Beginnings: Abe Lincoln's Childhood
Thanks for watching Random History! In this episode, we dive into the childhood of our greatest president, Abraham Lincoln. From the dirt floor to family tragedy to the hard work of the frontier, there is a lot to learn from Lincoln's early days.
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