Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park

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Knob Creek Tavern Visitor Center

Address: 7120 Bardstown Rd, Hodgenville, KY 42748

This Kentucky park preserves the two farms where Abraham Lincoln was born and spent his early childhood. At the Sinking Spring site, a neoclassical 1911 memorial enshrines a symbolic log cabin above the spring that drew the Lincoln family to the land; at Knob Creek, the family farmed until Lincoln was seven.

Climb the memorial's 56 steps, one for each year of Lincoln's life, and wade near the Sinking Spring. For a challenge, hike the wooded trails at the Knob Creek unit for a quiet look at the land that shaped Lincoln's boyhood.

Coordinates: 37.61142, -85.63820

Visitor Center at Abraham Lincoln Birthplace

Address: 2995 Lincoln Farm Road, Hodgenville, KY 42748

This Kentucky park preserves the two farms where Abraham Lincoln was born and spent his early childhood. At the Sinking Spring site, a neoclassical 1911 memorial enshrines a symbolic log cabin above the spring that drew the Lincoln family to the land; at Knob Creek, the family farmed until Lincoln was seven.

Climb the memorial's 56 steps, one for each year of Lincoln's life, and wade near the Sinking Spring. For a challenge, hike the wooded trails at the Knob Creek unit for a quiet look at the land that shaped Lincoln's boyhood.

Coordinates: 37.53090, -85.73592

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