4th of July

Cabin in the memorial

For the 4th of July, Meric and I decided to do some more sightseeing. This time we went to visit Abraham Lincoln's birth place. I knew that Lincoln was from Illinois, but I didn't realize that he was born in Kentucky until we moved here. Lincoln's birth place is actually only 30 minutes down the road from us. Our first stop was Sinking Spring Farm. This is the site of Abraham's family farm at the time of his birth. There is a memorial building which houses a cabin from the era of Lincoln's birth. (The actual cabin he lived in no longer exsists.) The 56 steps up to the memorial represent the 56 years of Lincoln's life. There is also the sinking spring, a walking trail, a gift shop that shows a video about Lincoln's life in Kentucky, and cabins that you can rent for an "authentic" experience.

56 steps to the memorial

Sinking spring

Next we headed down the road to visit the sight of Lincoln's boyhood home. Abraham's family moved from Sinking Spring to Knob Creek when he was only 2 or 3. The site has a log cabin, a small garden to  demonstrate the crops that were grown there, and a picnic area.

Cabin at Knob Creek

After our presidential sightseeing, we headed home to bbq some steaks and watch 1776. When it got dark we watched the fireworks show that was going on close by.