For over a century people from around the world have come to rural Central Kentucky to honor the humble beginnings of our 16th president, Abraham Lincoln. His early life on Kentucky's frontier shaped his character and prepared him to lead the nation through Civil War. The country's first memorial to Lincoln, built with donations from young and old, enshrines the symbolic birthplace cabin.
The First Lincoln Memorial
The First Lincoln Memorial
The first Lincoln Memorial was built by the Lincoln Farm Association on the traditional site of the birthplace of Abraham Lincoln
The Symbolic Birth Cabin
The symbolic birth cabin is enshrined within a Neo-Classical Memorial Building on the traditional site of the birthplace of Abraham Lincoln
The Sinking Spring - a Karst Window
The Sinking Spring was the water source for the Lincoln family and the feature from which the farm received its name
Last updated: November 2, 2018