Lincoln's "Pilgrimage"
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Hand painted postcard showing image of the homes of Abraham Lincoln during his lifetime. Homes are his birthplace in Hodgenville, KY, Lincoln City IN, Decatur, IL, one of his homes in New Salem, IL, Springfield, IL, The White House, and his grave site in Springfield, IL.
Image Courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society
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Lincoln Family Trail
Historical Marker #73 in Breckinridge County recognizes the path that Abraham Lincoln's family took when leaving Kentucky in 1816. Abraham Lincoln recounted the reason for this move as "partly on account of slavery; but chiefly on account…