Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site

Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site, 117 acres (47 hectares), central Ky., near Hodgenville; est. 1916. Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin in this area on Feb. 12, 1809. The exact location of the original cabin has not been conclusively established, but evidence seems to indicate that it was situated on top of the knoll where the memorial building stands. Inside the building is the log cabin traditionally accepted as Lincoln's birthplace. See National Parks and Monuments (table).

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Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site

Parks Directory of the United States / US National Parks / National Historic Sites

Address: 2995 Lincoln Farm Rd
Hodgenville, KY 42748
Phone: 270-358-3137;
Fax: 270-358-3874;
Web: www.nps.gov/abli/
Size: 345 acres.
Established: Established as Abraham Lincoln National Park on July 17, 1916; changed to a national historical park on August 11, 1939; redesignated and renamed on September 8, 1959.
Location: 3 miles south of Hodgenville, Kentucky, on US 31E and KY 61.
Facilities: Picnic area (é), rest rooms (é), visitor center (é), museum/exhibit, boardwalk and hiking trails. Open year round.
Activities: Hiking, educational programs.
Special Features: An early 19th-century Kentucky cabin, symbolic of the one in which Lincoln was born, is preserved in a memorial building at the site of his birth. The Boyhood Home Unit at Knob Creek Farm was home to Lincoln from the time he was two until he was seven years old.

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See other parks in Kentucky.