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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMV5Z_lincoln-cabin_Springfield-KY.html
The Lincoln Cabin is a replica of the log cabin in which the President's grandmother, Bersheba, raised her children. Thomas Lincoln, father of the President, lived here until he was 25 years old. The cabin is furnished in the pioneer style and …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMV5X_the-lincoln-cabin_Springfield-KY.html
The Lincoln Cabin is a replica of the cabin in which President Abraham Lincoln's grandmother Bersheba Lincoln, lived and raised her children after the death of her husband, Abraham. In the spring of 1786, Abraham and Bersheba Lincoln were livin…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMV5T_the-lincolns-move-west_Springfield-KY.html
President Abraham Lincoln's great, great, great, great grandfather, Samuel Lincoln, left England in 1637, settling in Hingham, Massachusetts. The next four generations of Lincolns continued to move south and west — to New Jersey, then Pennsy…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMV50_the-berry-cabin_Springfield-KY.html
Thomas Lincoln proposed to Nancy Hanks in this house, originally located on Beech Creek about one mile from here. At the time, Nancy was living with her cousin, Francis Berry, and his family. Lucy Shipley Hanks and her daughter, Nancy, emigrate…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMV4U_the-nancy-hanks-memorial_Springfield-KY.html
The Nancy Hanks Memorial was constructed to honor the mother of President Abraham Lincoln. The native limestone memorial was dedicated on June 12, 1935, the 129th anniversary of the marriage between Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks. Three young W…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMV4S_fort-harrod_Harrodsburg-KY.html
Begun in 1774 by James Harrod and Company, the Fort was crucial to the settlement of Harrodsburg and Kentucky. The present replica was erected in 1927 on Old Fort Hill also known as Seminary Hill. President Franklin D. Roosevelt visited the Fort i…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMV4L_james-harrod_Harrodsburg-KY.html
Born in Pa., this explorer and military leader came here in 1774. Chose Big Spring as site of Ky.'s first settlement. When that area flooded, he and his men built Fort Harrod on higher ground. James Harrod led in protecting area and promoting stat…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMV4K_original-fort-harrod-site_Harrodsburg-KY.html
(obverse)A crude fortification was located at "The Big Spring," 1774. Warned of impending Indian war, Harrod and his men were ordered east to participate in Dunmore's War. They returned in 1775 and chose this site on high ground; it was more defen…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMV4J_early-gun-shop-site-civil-war-armorer_Harrodsburg-KY.html
Early Gun Shop Site Here Benjamin Mills made some of finest rifles in US, ca. 1830-50. His muzzle loaders famous for dual trigger system. Used by Kit Carson and Dr. Christopher Graham, conceded to be best rifle shot in world at that time. Used …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMV4I_harrodsburg-springs_Harrodsburg-KY.html
An exclusive spa was located here from 1820-1853, then sold to U.S. Government as Western Military Asylum for aged veterans. After main building burned, veterans were moved in 1859 to Washington, D.C. Ballroom and cottages were opened Oct. 8, 1862…
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