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Lincoln Farm 1831-1834

CITY:

Mattoon

COUNTY:

Coles

DEDICATED BY:

State of Illinois

DEDICATION DATE:

January 1, 1934 at 6:00:00 AM

The marker is located southwest of Charleston, on East County Road 330N (Lincoln Heritage Road), one half mile east of Meadow View Golf Course.

From 1831 to 1834 Thomas and Sarah Lincoln, father and stepmother of Abraham Lincoln, lived in a cabin which stood a short distance to the north. It was their first home in Coles County, and their second home in Illinois.

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