Features
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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 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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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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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?
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.