• Knob Creek, Lincoln Boyhood Home - Hodgenville, Kentucky

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      Peter Thody
      Published on 07-26-2011 12:05 AM
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      Knob Creek, Lincoln Boyhood Home
      Photo by Peter Thody
      Located 10 miles northeast of Abraham Lincoln's birthplace is Knob Creek Farm; the family moved here in 1811 - young Abe was aged just two - and stayed for five years before moving on again, to Indiana. This reconstruction is set in an idyllic location of fertile fields, steep wooded hills and Knob Creek itself, into which a young Abe fell and may well have drowned had it not been for the actions of his friend Austin Gollagher, who hauled the future president to safety.

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      7120 Bardstown Road
      Hodgenville, Kentucky 42748 USA

      Mailing address:
      Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park
      2995 Lincoln Farm Road
      Hodgenville, KY 42748 USA

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      Visitor Information
      +1 (270) 358-3137

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      1. Mark Sedenquist's Avatar
        Mark Sedenquist - 07-26-2011, 09:10 AM
        This isn't the Knob Creek that most of think of in this area of the south!