• The First Lincoln Memorial

    Abraham Lincoln Birthplace

    National Historical Park Kentucky

For Teachers

Parks as Classrooms

Learning Opportunities

Visiting Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park is both a learning opportunity and an enjoyable experience. When available, park rangers and/or park volunteers can work with your class in educating them about the many aspects of Abraham Lincoln's early years here. Click here for reservation information.

 

Traveling Trunks

The trunks are designed so that teachers and students anywhere in the country can receive hands-on educational materials, with lesson plans, on the life and times of Abraham Lincoln.

  • Lincoln Lincoln

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Did You Know?

Picture of President Woodrow Wilson at 1916 ceremony - Lincoln's birthplace established as a national park

Abraham Lincoln’s birthplace became a National Park in 1916. It was donated on July 17, 1916 to the federal government by the Lincoln Farm Association, which established the site. At that time it was known as the Abraham Lincoln National Park.