Lincoln Birthplace Memorial
This file appears in: Abraham Lincoln Boyhood Home at Knob Creek
Located near Hodgenville, Kentucky, this memorial now commemorates the birthplace of President Abraham Lincoln. Courtesy the Kentucky Historical Society.
This file appears in: Abraham Lincoln Boyhood Home at Knob Creek
Abraham Lincoln Boyhood Home at Knob Creek
The summer before Abraham Lincoln was elected president, he wrote a response to Samuel Haycraft, who had asked Lincoln to return to Kentucky to visit his boyhood home. Although few Kentuckians supported Lincoln's bid for the presidency, the…