abes reconstructed cabin

Here is a replica of Abraham Lincoln’s childhood cabin where he spent most of his childhood, along with his parents and brother.  This cabin is built on the site of the original cabin and as authentic to the original as it could be made.

postcard6

Abraham Lincoln was born in the log cabin seen in the post card above, but his family moved a year or two later, so he had no memory of this first cabin in his life.

This birthplace cabin, according to the website that keeps track of all the cabins that Lincoln lived in, later “disappeared”.

postcard5

Here is a log cabin that Lincoln built with his father. According to this post card it was taken down and moved for display at the Chicago Worlds Fair.

Originally posted 2015-08-05 13:08:37.