After years of neglect, an Illinois village with ties to Abraham Lincoln is getting a refresh
Before his famous debates, before the Civil War rent the nation, before he helped end slavery and before his tragic ...
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Efforts underway to restore crumbling site where Abraham Lincoln began his political rise
Abraham Lincoln arrived at the New Salem grist mill along the Sangamon River aboard a flatboat that was sinking. Lincoln had ...
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Efforts underway to restore crumbling site where Abraham Lincoln began his political rise
“This is where President Abraham Lincoln, one of the most famous people ... Blanchette said the site is “very peaceful.” “There are tree-lined pathways that you can walk down ...