Most people are fascinated with Abraham Lincoln- I know I am. Honest Abe spent his formative childhood years living in the woods of Southern Indiana; he grew up in what is now Spencer County. The land was a rugged, untamed wilderness where Indians and wild animals roamed the woods. He had an exciting childhood and was familiar with the ways and dangers of the wild.
There is a wonderful memorial and state park dedicated to Lincoln and his time spent in Indiana. I wanted to know more about this place, so I did a little research. The memorial, located in Spencer County and near the small town of Gentryville, is operated by the U.S. Department of the Interior. Congress established the park as a national park in 1962, although the memorial itself was built in the 1940's. The park contains a working historical, period farm where re-en actors live out the life of early pioneers. There are also trails to explore and a section of an actual cabin where Abe and family lived many years ago. The highlight, however is the memorial visitor center that contains historical artifacts and lots of good information about Abe's early life and what Indiana was like in the late 18th century.
I have been top the park several years ago, and I plan to go back there very soon. I hope you do too! Check out the following web-site to learn more about the park: www.nps.gov/libo
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WIGGLING- The information I was able to collect I trusted, as most of it came from expert sources like government wildlife biologists and outdoor writers. I used publications from the State department and stayed away from amateur sources of information and I also stayed away from wikipedia, and most other online type encyclopedias.
ReplyDeleteI included the information I was able to gather in each and every blog post- I usually tried to reference something and point people in a direction and further stimulate their curiosity. I want people to take and intrest and take action.