Contact Information:
Lincoln Log Cabin
State Historic Site
400 S. Lincoln Highway Road
P.O. Box 100
Lerna, Illinois 62440
Phone: (217) 345-1845
Fax: (217) 345-6472
www.lincolnlogcabin.org
lincoln_log@ihpa.state.il.us
Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site
Lincoln Farm
An
accurate replica of the Lincoln cabin was reconstructed on its original site
after the State of Illinois acquired the land in 1929. The cabin reconstruction
was based on photographs and affidavits, since the original was lost following
its move to the Columbian Exposition in 1892. Both rooms are furnished with
items and artifacts of the 1840s, though none are known to have belonged to
the Lincolns.
Today
the Thomas Lincoln Farm comes to life through our historic interpreters. Come
and see what life was like in 1845 for the Lincoln family on their farm in
Illinois. The house and surrounding farm are still being used as they were
then; our interpreters portray the family members and neighbors who lived
in the area.