While Illinois considers itself the Land of Lincoln, you’d be remiss to overlook the state’s neighbor if you want a full understanding of the 16th president.
Illinois proudly proclaims itself the “Land of Lincoln” on vehicle license plates and eagerly promotes its many historic sites associated with the 16th president. But if you’re a Lincoln lover, you’d be remiss to overlook the state’s neighbor if you want a full understanding of the man.
“Those are the years that determine who you are,” said Julie Kemp, speaking from experience as a retired fourth-grade teacher, now a re-enactor at the. Without this upbringing, she said, “Lincoln would not have been the president he was.”tell the story of Abe’s early life, one marked by tragedy, hardship and determination.
The trail skirts the site of Noah Gordon’s Mill, where young Abe was kicked in the head by his horse, nearly ending his life, Compton said. “Git up …,” Abe had prodded the animal before it reared on both hind legs and knocked him unconscious. When he finally awoke, young Abe finished his sentence: “… you old hussy.”
Nancy insisted on educating her children, teaching them to read and write before they arrived in Indiana. The family often gathered around the hearth to read aloud in the evenings, a pattern continued by Abe’s stepmother after Thomas remarried. Though Abe had less than a year of formal schooling, he taught himself through his love of reading and often could be seen walking the neighborhood carrying both a book and his ax.
The Gentry Mansion in Pioneer Village replicates the home of a wealthy trader who hired Lincoln to travel with his son to New Orleans.on the Ohio River in Rockport marks the spot where they departed on a flatboat. You’ll see a bronze bas-relief bust of 19-year-old Lincoln and a plaque with a quote expressing his horror at witnessing an auction of enslaved people in New Orleans: “If I ever get a chance to hit that thing, I’ll hit it hard.
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