Cabin Site Memorial

A bronze casting of sill logs and fireplace hearthstones symbolizes a cabin that the Lincolns began building in 1829.

• A square of bronze on the ground size 16 feet by 18 feet. The square resembles sill logs of a log cabin and on one side of the square is a bronze fireplace and hearth that look like stones. Grass grows inside the square and around the sides. A low stone wall encloses the memorial. Trees are on all sides of the wall.

Grave Site of Nancy Hanks Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln's mother, Nancy Hanks Lincoln, was buried in what today is known as the Pioneer Cemetery. Nancy died of milk sickness in 1818, and was buried on the hill just south of the Lincoln's farm. Her exact burial place is unknown, but visitors can see the memorial grave marker from the trail.

• The Pioneer Cemetery is located a short hike, 200-yard hike, from the Memorial Visitor Center Parking Lot. The cemetery is located just beyond the flagpole. The cemetery is lined by an iron fence and contains several gravestones. The grave of Nancy Hanks Lincoln is the tall marble stone located at the front near the trail.

Lincoln Living Historical Farm

This re-created homestead is on the original site of the Thomas Lincoln farm in Indiana. A cabin and outbuildings from the 1800s were reassembled here. There are split-rail fences, livestock, vegetable and herb gardens, and field crops. Park rangers in period clothing demonstrate farm life with historic tools and techniques.

• Farm yard contains log structures including a cabin, smokehouse, carpenter shop, barn and chicken coop surrounded by a split-rail fence. A crop field and kitchen garden are near the structures and crops are grown in them during the summer months. Animals graze in pasture field located near the barn.

Lincoln Spring

An obscure waterway, used only by the family, Lincoln Spring was an important part of the land chosen by Abraham's father, as part of his struggle to give his family land and livelihood of their own. This desire of many ordinary Americans led to the Free Soil movement and later the Republican Party which would elect Abraham Lincoln president in 1860.

• A trail leads to a circular stone column, approximately 4 feet high by 2 feet wide. The column is surrounded by a split-rail fence, trees on one side and a railroad line just behind.

Nancy Hanks Lincoln Memorial

Pioneer Cemetery - Lincoln Boyhood

Pioneer Cemetery where Abraham Lincoln's mother, Nancy Hanks Lincoln, and other pioneers are buried.

• A black wrought iron fence approximately 70 by 85 feet surrounding nine marble and granite headstones.

Southern Boundary of Thomas Lincoln Farm

The southern border of the Thomas Lincoln farm. At this location the Lincoln family headed north a few yards and built their new home in Indiana wilderness.

• The Lincoln Boyhood Trail is intersected by a path lined on the left by a split-rail fence. At the junction of the trail and path is a sign that reads Thomas Lincoln Farm, Southern boundary of the one hundred acre Indiana farm of Thomas Lincoln.

Trail of Twelve Stones Trailhead

This trailhead marks the beginning of the Trail of Twelve Stones. Twelve stones with bronze markers review major events in Abraham Lincoln's life.

• The trailhead for the Trail of Twelve stones in located near the Lincoln Living Historical Farm between the crop field and the log cabin. There is a sign to the right and the trail is lined by forest.

Memorial Visitor Center

• Memorial Visitor Center
• The Memorial Visitor Center is closed from 12:00 to 1:00 pm. The Memorial Visitor Center, completed in 1943, was designed with two memorial halls and a connecting cloister. The Memorial Court features five sculptured panels, the work or E.H. Daniels, marking significant periods in the life of Abraham Lincoln. Museum artifacts and exhibits portray the life of Abraham Lincoln. Learn about his family, boyhood, and frontier life in Indiana.

• Visit Lincoln Living Historical Farm
• Lincoln Living Historical Farm is a working pioneer homestead with a log cabin, outbuildings, split rail fences, livestock, gardens and field crops. Rangers dressed in period clothing perform a variety of activities typical of daily life in the 1820s.

• Be A Lincoln Boyhood Junior Ranger
• The Junior Ranger program helps kids get involved and learn more about Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial. Anyone can become a Junior Ranger by completing activities during a visit to the park.

• Stop by the Memorial Visitor Center
• Start Your Experience at the Memorial Visitor Center The Visitor Center is your entrance into the visitor experience at Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial. Park staff and volunteers will be located at the front desk to greet and orient you to the park. Allow at least 45 minutes to tour the Memorial Halls, Museum and watch the orientation film. Junior Rangers can pick up a Junior Ranger Activity book at the Information Desk.

• Watch the Park Film: Forging Greatness; Lincoln in Indiana
• A 14-minute interpretive film tells of the boyhood of Abraham Lincoln, who grew up to become the 16th President of the United States.

• Hike the Trail of Twelve Stones
• The Trail of Twelve Stones is a unique way to review some of the major events in Abraham Lincoln's life. Beginning just east of the Cabin Site Memorial, twelve historic stones area are arranged in chronological order at irregular intervals. Small bronze tablets, located near each stone, briefly explain the events in Lincoln's life associated with each of the memorial stones. Several shaded, stone-bench rest areas are provided for your convenience.

• Hike the Boyhood Trail
• Walk along the same ground that Abraham Lincoln did when he was a boy growing into a young man.

• Visit the Lincoln In Indiana Museum
• The park museum is housed in the Memorial Visitor Center which was completed in 1943. This space is self-guided and contains twelve exhibits that explore the life of Abraham Lincoln.

Reflection Tour for Families and Groups

This reflection tour allows park visitors the opportunity to visit significant areas of Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial and to "Look, Learn and Do" to learn more. Stop at each location stop and "Look" at the place that is an important part of the Lincoln in Indiana story. "Learn" by reading the History Highlight which gives more information about that site. All members of the group will then "Do" an activity to learn more.