October 28, 2023 – Traveling with Rich & Julie
Abraham Lincoln’s Boyhood Home
Abraham Lincoln lived on this farm as a boy from 1811 to 1816. He once said that his earliest memories were of the Knob Creek place. A younger brother was born here.
This is another one of the many national parks on the list of many. The boyhood home unit is actually part of the birthplace national park even though it is ten miles away from the Sinking Spring Farm where he was born in 1809. It doesn’t have its own sticker, but it does have a stamp for the National Park Pass Book.
One of the signs says that there was a title dispute over the Sinking Spring property and Abraham’s parents had to move when he was only two years old.
The building on the left is a tavern built in 1928 to serve tourists visiting the park and wanting to see the cabin.
The farm at Knob Creek contained a mere 30 acres when the Lincolns lived here. They grew crops like corn, tobacco, and pumpkins.
There is an overlook trail through the property that is approximately 3 miles long with strenuous difficulty. The sign said to beware of snakes and ticks. Just the word strenuous was enough to deter me.
If you are ever in the area of Hodgenville, Kentucky, be sure to stop and explore the land that Abraham Lincoln, America’s 16th President, knew as a child.
This part of Kentucky is gorgeous. I can see why his family settled here.
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