Lincoln Home Through the Years

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The Lincoln Home through the Years

The Lincoln Home through the Years

The Lincoln Home in the 1840s

In 1839, a small, humble, one-and-a-half cottage was constructed at the corner of Eighth and Jackson Streets in Springfield, Illinois. Its first resident, the Reverend Charles Dresser, married a young couple -- Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd -- in 1843. The following year, Abraham Lincoln purchased this house and moved in with his wife and his first son, Robert Todd. (LIHO)

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