• Inside the Lincoln Sitting Room

    Lincoln Home

    National Historic Site Illinois

Amphibians

Nature and Science
Wood Frog
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The lack of any riparian areas in the park exclude many species of Amphibians. When walking through Lincoln Home National Historic Site at night you will occasionally hear Tree Frogs singing from the brush and trees which are interspersed throughout the historic buildings.

Did You Know?

Mary Todd Lincoln

Mary Lincoln never returned to the family home in Springfield after the death of Abraham Lincoln. She instead lived in Chicago and in Europe until returning to her sister's house in Springfield later in life. Lincoln Home National Historic Site, Illinois