New Salem, an Illinois village with ties to Abraham Lincoln, getting a refresh after years of neglect
The tiny central Illinois village, where Lincoln accidentally spent half-a-dozen years in the 1830s, perhaps did as much to ...
Times Union1d
Young Abraham Lincoln's tiny Illinois town is due for a makeover
(AP) — Before his famous debates, before the Civil War rent the nation, before he helped end slavery and before his tragic assassination, Abraham Lincoln had New Salem. The tiny central Illinois ...
Daily Herald3d
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 Lincoln spent his 20s working odd jobs, studying law and winning his first ...
The Independent1d
Young Abraham Lincoln's tiny Illinois town is due for a makeover
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