Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park

Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park
Replica of the log cabin where Lincoln was born
Coordinates: 37 ° 31 '50.5 "  N , 85 ° 44' 9.4"  W.
Location:	Kentucky , United States
Next city:	Hogdenville, KY
Surface:	1.4 km²
Founding:	July 17, 1916
Visitors:	252,495 (2016)

Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park is a United States memorial located in Hodgenville (Sinking Spring Farm), in the northern US state of Kentucky . It commemorates the birth of Abraham Lincoln , 16th President of the United States on February 12, 1809.

The memorial consists of a memorial building that contains a replica of the log cabin in which the future president was born. The National Historical Park also includes the location of the hut, a few kilometers away, in which the Lincoln family lived until Abraham was six years old.

Neoclassical Memorial Building

History of the memorial

On July 17, 1916, a memorial was designated as Abraham Lincoln National Park , which was subsequently administered by the War Department . In 1933 the administration was transferred to the National Park Service . In 1939 the memorial was rededicated as a National Historical Park and named Abraham Lincoln National Historical Park . From September 8, 1959 to March 30, 2009, it was downgraded to a National Historic Site before it was re-designated as a National Historical Park in the 200th year of Lincoln's birth .

The foundation stone for the memorial building was laid in 1909 on the 100th birthday of Lincoln by President Theodore Roosevelt ; it was completed in 1911 and inaugurated by President William Howard Taft . At that time it was believed that the hut in the memorial was the original.

Web links

Commons : Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

• National Park Service: Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park (official site; English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Stats Report Viewer. National Park Service , accessed on December 27, 2017 (select the appropriate entry under "Park").