Daily Herald1d
After public pressure, Illinois commits $8M to repair deteriorating site where Lincoln launched political career
Nearly a century after the Civil Conservation Corps reconstructed the once-thriving village of New Salem where Abraham ...
Lake County Record-Bee on MSN2d
Efforts underway to restore crumbling site where Abraham Lincoln began his political rise
Abraham Lincoln arrived at the New Salem grist mill along the Sangamon River aboard a flatboat that was sinking. Lincoln had ...
The State Journal-Register11d
Infusion of funds for Lincoln site comes after critics called it 'dilapidated'
A state historic site where Abraham Lincoln spent some of his formative years will get $8 million for improvements from the state.
NPR Illinois11d
Funding announced for Lincoln's New Salem repairs
“Today’s funding announcement of $8 million in state capital funding for Lincoln’s New Salem State Historic Site is greatly ...