Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial

This impressive National Park is the site where Abraham Lincoln grew up with his frontier family from the age of 7 to 21. Visit the Park to learn about the lives of Abraham Lincoln and his family, who lived here in a pioneer community from 1816 to1830.  This National Park offers a glimpse into the young pioneer life of our 16^th president.

The Memorial Visitor Center features two Memorial Halls, a museum with a variety of exhibits, and a 15-minute orientation film entitled “Forging Greatness - Lincoln in Indiana.”   Books, postcards, and other educational materials are offered for sale in the bookstore.

Take a peaceful walk up the wooded Lincoln Boyhood Trail to the gravesite of Abraham Lincoln’s mother, Nancy Hanks Lincoln, and to the Cabin Site Memorial during a guided walking tour.

The Lincoln Living Historical Farm is a re-created and working pioneer homestead with a cabin, outbuildings, split rail fences, animals, gardens, and field crops. Rangers in period clothing perform a variety of activities typical to those of the 1820s. Grounds are open year-round and the farm is staffed from mid-April through September. The Living Historical Farm is located on Highway 162 across from Lincoln State Park in Lincoln City.

The Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial is open year round

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