Young Abraham Lincoln’s tiny Illinois town is due for a makeover
The village where Abraham Lincoln came of age is deteriorating. Lincoln lived in New Salem, Illinois, as a young man from ...
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After public pressure, Illinois commits $8M to repair deteriorating site where Lincoln launched political career
Nearly a century after the Civil Conservation Corps reconstructed the once-thriving village of New Salem where Abraham ...
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Where to Cultivate Connections Over Cuisine in Central Illinois
Read on for restaurant recommendations and offsite venues in Springfield and Peoria, Illinois, where memorable group dining ...
Efforts underway to restore crumbling site where Abraham Lincoln began his political rise
Abraham Lincoln arrived at the New Salem grist mill along the Sangamon River aboard a flatboat that was sinking. Lincoln had been hired by a man named Denton Offutt to deliver the boat cargo to New ...