Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
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Name Type1 Location Year authorized Size
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Description
Acadia NP SE Maine 1919 48,419 (19,603) Mountain and coast scenery.
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Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial:
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Name Type1 Location Year authorized Size
acres (hectares)
Description
Acadia NP SE Maine 1919 48,419 (19,603) Mountain and coast scenery.
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Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
PO Box 1816
Lincoln City, IN 47552
Phone:812-937-4541
Fax:812-937-9929
Web: www.nps.gov/libo/
Size: 200 acres.
Established: Authorized on February 19, 1962.
Location:On IN 162, 2 miles east of Gentryville, Indiana, and 4 miles south of Dale, Indiana.
Facilities:Rest rooms (é), visitor center (é), museum/exhibit, self-guided tour/trail. Entrance fee required.
Activities:Hiking, guided tour.
Special Features:On this southern Indiana farm, Abraham Lincoln spent 14 formative years of his life, from the ages of 7 to 21 (1816-1829). His mother, Nancy Hanks Lincoln, is buried here.
See other parks in Indiana.