Abraham Lincoln

Saturday, October 17, 2015 - Campbellsville, KY

This week has been the usual, get up, go to work, come home have dinner, relax, go to bed and do it all over again the next day.  :)  Well I still have to walk Gracie too.  Last night we went down to Jan and Dale's campsite for enjoyment around the campfire.  Donna and Joe joined us.  They are staying at the state park.  We had a really nice time.

This morning Mike and I decided to go up to Hodgenville, KY to go to Abraham Lincoln National Historical Park.  We have passed this park numerous times over the years on our way to and from Lake Cumberland.  We never stopped because we just wanted to get to the lake or home.  :)  It is only about a 45 minute drive away and it is a beautiful day, so off we went.

The visitor center is very nice and they have a movie of the young life of Abraham Lincoln.

Then you walk out to the memorial that has been built next to sinking springs.  Inside the memorial is the house he lived until age 2.

To the left of the stairs are some stairs that go down to the sinking spring.

The Nancy Lincoln Inn was built to give visitors a place to stay while visiting the area.  Currently it is not open.

After we left the park we headed into town and went to the Lincoln Museum.  This is not part of the National Park system, but it was a nice museum.  Prior to going in we checked out the town circle, which is dedicated to Lincoln also.

In the museum we found this proclamation the Lincoln declared in 1863.  It is something we need today also!

In case you can't read it, it says:  "We have grown in numbers, wealth, and power as no other nation has grown.  But we have forgotten God.  It behooves us, then, to humble ourselves before the offended Power, to confess our national sins...I do by this my proclamation, designated and set apart Thursday, the 30th of April, 1863 as a day of national humiliation, fasting and prayer...that the united cry of the Nation will be heard on high."

Next we went to the house at Knob Creek where Abraham Lincoln lived until he was 7.

The little building on the right side of the picture is the boyhood home.  The bigger building was an Inn, but it is not open right now.  In fact this is the first weekend this location has been open since last year.  They did some upgrades to the property and it looks really nice.  :)

It was another wonderful day!