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Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
(Encyclopedia)Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Lincoln, city and district, England
(Encyclopedia)Lincoln, city and district (1991 pop. 79,980), county seat of Lincolnshire, E England, in the Parts of Kesteven, on the Witham River. Located at the junction of the Roman Fosse Way and Ermine Street, ...Lincoln Home National Historic Site
(Encyclopedia)Lincoln Home National Historic Site: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park
(Encyclopedia)Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park, 117 acres (47 hectares), central Ky., near Hodgenville; est. 1916. Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin in this area on Feb. 12, 1809. The exact...Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
(Encyclopedia)Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, in central Manhattan, New York City, between 62d and 66th streets W of Broadway. Lincoln Center is both a complex of buildings and the arts organizations that r...Herndon, William Henry
(Encyclopedia)Herndon, William Henry, 1818–91, friend, law partner, and biographer of Abraham Lincoln, b. Greensburg, Ky. In 1844 he became the junior member of the Springfield, Ill., law firm of Lincoln and Hern...Rutledge, Ann
(Encyclopedia)Rutledge, Ann, 1813?–1835, American historical figure, alleged fiancée of Abraham Lincoln. Her father kept the inn at New Salem, Ill., where Lincoln lived from 1831 to 1837. Ann's sudden death from...Randall, James Garfield
(Encyclopedia)Randall, James Garfield, 1881–1953, American historian, b. Indianapolis, Ind. He taught history and political science at various colleges before joining (1920) the faculty of the Univ. of Illinois. ...Nicolay, John George
(Encyclopedia)Nicolay, John George nĭkˈəlā [key], 1832–1901, biographer of Lincoln, b. Bavaria. In 1837 he was brought to the United States, and his family settled in Pike co., Ill. He worked on the Pittsfiel...Lincoln, John de la Pole, earl of
(Encyclopedia)Lincoln, John de la Pole, earl of: see Pole, family. ...Browse by Subject
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