Efforts Underway to Restore New Salem Historic Site

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"Efforts underway to restore crumbling site where Abraham Lincoln began his political rise" by Addison Wright/Chicago Tribune March, 2025

"Lincoln’s New Salem State Historic Site has fallen into disrepair as the tab for deferred maintenance on properties managed by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources has grown to an estimated $1 billion statewide, according to IDNR spokesperson Jayette Bolinski.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/03/2...coln-site/