The Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site near Janesville in Southern Illinois, safeguards the 19th-century home of Thomas and Sarah Bush Lincoln, parents of President Abraham Lincoln. While Abraham Lincoln was a Springfield lawyer when his parents settled here, his legal work frequently took him to nearby Charleston and the family farm, particularly in the 1840s. He even owned a portion of the land, which he then deeded back to his parents for their use.
This 86-acre site, managed by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Sites, features a replica of the Lincolns’ two-room cabin. Built in 1935-36 by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) on the original cabin site, the project was overseen by the National Park Service. The CCC also established Camp Shiloh within what became Lincoln Log Cabin State Park. Comprised of World War I veterans, the camp’s ten-acre northwest corner is now a National Register of Historic Places listing.
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