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The answer lies in the six years he spent in New Salem. This is where Abe learned the value of hard work, acquired the skills of persuasive speaking, and taught himself "the law" by constant reading and study. Those years layed the foundation upon which he would build a career dedicated to the American people. Lincoln's New Salem State Historic Site consists of 22 buildings reconstructed on their original sites and furnished with period articles, some actually used by New Salem residents. It's easy to imagine Abe sitting under a tree reading, or shooting the breeze with customers at one of the stores. It's the 1830s again! |
Abraham
Lincoln. The name brings images of honesty, civility, competence and
the trust of a nation struggling to define itself. But how did a poor
young man gain the determination to become one of the greatest leaders
of the country?) The
Visitor Center shows a year-by-year accounts of New Salem's history and
Abraham Lincoln's life there. A 10-minute orientation film is a good way
to start a visit to New Salem. |
Abe
Lincoln : Log Cabin to White House |
) ) One
of Abe's first jobs was transporting cargo on the Mississippi River on
a flatboat. At 19, he and friend made a trip of over 1,000 miles delivering
goods. An incident of becoming stuck during low-water on a dam in New
Salem is the reason he chose to move there. |
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Samuel Hill ran a successful store with partner, John McNeil and received mail deliveries there until Abraham Lincoln was named postmaster May 7, 1833. It was said that Lincoln's store was the favored social hangout, but Hill was a better businessman. |
From the Dover coloring book Abraham Lincoln by A.G. Smith |
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"Abe worked at a store as a young man and once walked 3 miles to return money to a woman he had given the wrong change. That was one reason he got the nickname 'Honest Abe'. He later had his own store."--Amanda |
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ox-powered wool carding mill was owned by Samuel Hill and run by Hardin
Bale, who later bought it and moved it to Petersburg. The "blab"
schoolhouse, so called from the students reciting their lessons over and
over, also served as a church. |
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) "Abraham
Lincoln married Mary Todd on Nov. 4, 1842. They had three sons: Robert,
Eddie, Willie and Tad (for tad pole, because his head was bigger than
his body). Abe was a nice dad. Mary was a strict mother. Their house did
not always look like this. It started with only one story and the Lincoln's
added on to it a couple times." --Amanda |
From the Dover coloring book Abraham Lincoln by A.G. Smith |
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entry to Lincoln Home National Historic Site in Springfield welcomes visitors
with a stovepipe hat and a mechanical doorbell. |
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few of the pieces of furniture in Lincoln's Springfield home are original,
including Abe's writing desk and his horse hair rocker |
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