Lincoln Heritage Trail

I knew we were near the Land of Lincoln, I just didn't know how many states that actually covered.  Honest Abe was born near Hodgenville, KY ... his dad, Tom, picked a really nice place next to a spring with good soil and lots of timber for the cabin.

Next stop for the Lincolns was across the Ohio River in Spencer County, IN, where Tom again picked good soil and timber and a nearby spring as the homestead for his family.  It was here that Abe's mom died and where his new stepmother similarly encouraged his passion for reading and education.  The NPS created a very nice facility at this place with homage to the places Lincoln lived via the twelve stones and the sculpted murals on the edifice...

The entire structure was built with sturdy hand-hewn timbers and solid chunks of limestone ... very simple and sturdy, like the man they honor.

The trail continues into Illinois where Lincoln began his political career and then of course jumps to D.C.