• Memorial Visitor Center

    Lincoln Boyhood

    National Memorial Indiana

"There I Grew Up..."  A. Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln spent fourteen years of his life and grew from youth into manhood (1816-1830) on this southern Indiana soil.  Many of the character traits and moral values that made Abraham one of the world's most respected leaders were formed and nurtured here. 

Features

  • Junior Ranger Day program

    Be a Junior Ranger

    Participating in the Junior Ranger program allows children and their families an opportunity to explore, learn and protect their national parks.

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  • Nancy died on October 5, 1818. Abraham Lincoln was just nine years old.

    Nancy Hanks Lincoln's Gravesite

    In 1879 this marker was placed at the gravesite of Abraham Lincoln's mother marking her final resting-place on the hill south of where they lived.

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  • Collage of Trading Cards

    Trading Cards for Kids

    Discover more than 500 stories about America's journey from the Civil War to Civil Rights. View online or visit this park to collect your own copies.

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  • Indiana Panel: 1816-1830

    The Boyhood Days of Abraham Lincoln

    Among the more outstanding features of the park are the five sculptured panels of the Memorial Building. They are the work of E.H. Daniels.

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Did You Know?

Hibben proposal for the memorial building

An early proposal for the memorial building, by Thomas Hibben, who had designed the bronze cabin site memorial, included a structure with four square courts totaling 200 square feet surrounding a 150 foot tall tower housing a large pipe organ.