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Sinking Spring. In the late fall of 1808, Thomas and Nancy Lincoln settled on Sinking Spring Farm. Two months later on February 12, 1809, Abraham Lincoln was born there in a one-room log cabin. Today this site bears the address of 2995 Lincoln Farm Road, Hodgenville, Kentucky.
Sinking Spring Farm. U.S. 31E and KY 61. Hodgenville, Kentucky. Like many other historic Lincoln sites, this one probably doesn't match the picture in your imagination. When you arrive on the grounds, you see not a log cabin but a neoclassical granite and marble structure -- an improbable Greek-styled temple in the Kentucky woods.
When Nancy and Thomas Lincoln moved to Sinking Spring Farm, Kentucky had been a state for only 16 years. While there were a few frontier stores, pioneers mainly used what they could raise and what grew at hand for food, shelter, and tools.
Apr 16, 2024 · 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.
Mar 16, 2023 · Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park. Sinking Spring. Quick Facts. Location: Hodgenville, KY 42748. Significance: natural and historic. The Sinking Spring, located just below the hill on which Abraham Lincoln was born, was clearly identified in early land records.
Abraham Lincoln’s Birthplace: Sinking Spring Farm. In 1808, Thomas and Nancy Lincoln moved into Sinking Spring Farm. In 1809, Abraham Lincoln was born inside a log cabin located there. Today, the cabin shows the address of 2995 Lincoln Farm Road, Hodgenville, Kentucky.
Jun 18, 2024 · After being forced off his land at Sinking Spring Farm due to a land dispute in 1811, Thomas Lincoln moved his family to Knob Creek where he rented approximately thirty acres from George Lindsey. Abraham was not yet three years old at the time.
