Monday, January 08, 2007

Lincoln's New Salem


About 20 miles north of Springfield is Lincoln's New Salem.

New Salem was where Abraham Lincoln first lived on his own.

Last week, Little Marathon Pundit and I visited the Lincoln sites in the Springfield area. On a rainy Thursday, the two of us visited the recreated village.

New Salem was a town from 1829 until it's abandonment in 1840. Lincoln lived there from 1831-1837.

Just north of the New Salem site is the village of Petersburg. For a short time, the future president was a land surveyor, and Lincoln surveyed the land where Petersburg now sits.

If you're planning a visit to Springfield to see the new Lincoln museum--which is well worth visiting despite the tone of my posts from Sunday--take time to visit New Salem, so you can get a fuller appreciation of the life of the 16th president.

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