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Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic SiteA picture of landscape behind the Memorial Building at the Birthplace Unit
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Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site
Junior Ranger Booklet

Hello future Junior Rangers! Click on the picture to start your journey to Explore, Learn and Protect Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park. 

Adobe Reader is required to download the Junior Ranger Booklet. For a free version of Adobe Reader click here

Need help with some of the answers? Pictures of the wayside signs at the park and trees at Knob Creek are available.

Once you have completed the required activities in your Booklet bring it to the Park and receive you Junior Ranger Badge and Certificate. If you are not able to visit the park? Print your own copy of the certificate.

Congratulations! You are now a member of the National Park Service's Junior Rangers.

Picture of the Sinking Spring circa 1890s  

Did You Know?
The Sinking Spring Farm, where Abraham Lincoln was born, received its name from a spring on the farm, the sinking spring. The spring still flows today with water dropping into a pit and disappearing into the earth.

Last Updated: October 08, 2008 at 08:55 EST