Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial is a United States Presidential Memorial that preserves the Lincoln City, Indiana farm site where Abraham Lincoln lived from 1816 to 1830. During that time, he grew from a 7-year-old boy to a 21-year-old man. His mother is buried here in the Nancy Hanks Lincoln Cemetery.

Nearby is Lincoln State Park. Some of the state park land, including the gravesite, was transferred to the National Memorial. The memorial includes the site of the family cabin, a replica farm featuring period-style buildings, and the Memorial Building, completed in 1943.

The rock that Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address from has been moved from Pennsylvania to the park.

The National Memorial was authorized by Congress on February 19, 1962. As with all historic sites administered by the National Park Service, the memorial was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966.

Reference

• The National Parks: Index 2001–2003. Washington: U.S. Department of the Interior.

See also

• Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site
• Lincoln Home National Historic Site
• Ford's Theatre National Historic Site
• Lincoln's Tomb
• Lincoln Memorial
• Mount Rushmore National Memorial
• Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
• United States Presidential Memorial

External link

• Official NPS website: Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial

1962 establishments | Abraham Lincoln | Buildings and monuments honoring American Presidents | National Memorials of the United States | People museums in the United States | Registered Historic Places in Indiana | Spencer County, Indiana