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Efforts underway to restore crumbling site where Abraham Lincoln began his political rise
Lincoln’s New Salem State Historic Site has fallen into disrepair as the tab for deferred maintenance on properties managed ...
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After Public Pressure, Illinois Commits $8M to Repair Deteriorating Site Where Lincoln Launched Political Career
Lincoln’s New Salem State Historic Site is a replica of the hamlet where Lincoln lived for six years during his early ...
New memorial will celebrate Abraham Lincoln's visit to Lake City in 1861. Here's the story
The Feb. 16, 1861, visit was while Lincoln was enroute to his first inauguration and while the nation was on the brink of ...
The story behind the Abraham Lincoln statue at the West Virginia State Capitol
Those walking by the south-facing entrance of the West Virginia State Capitol may notice a bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln ...
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Legislators propose more funding for preserving historic New Salem site
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — A bipartisan group of Illinois lawmakers are working to preserve a place of Abraham Lincoln’s history ... on his way to the White House.” However, officials ...
New Abraham Lincoln book focuses on debates with Stephen Douglas
Third book in planned five-part series from local author Jan Jacobi, “Lincoln and Douglas” deals with Lincoln's historic ...