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Lincoln's New Salem State Historic Site

15588 History Ln Petersburg IL 62675
United States

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This site is a reconstruction of where Abraham Lincoln lived in his early adulthood, where he split rails, enlisted in the Black Hawk War, and was elected to the Illinois General Assembly in 1834 and 1836.

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