Lincoln Photos Part 1

[Rob Wick]

Liz,

From "Interpreting Lincoln--A Work in Progress: Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial as a Case Study" in the Indiana Magazine of History (December 2009, Vol. 105, Issue 4)

In 1917, Spencer County’s centennial commission requested the assistance of older county residents in determining the exact location of Thomas Lincoln’s cabin. Twenty volunteers assembled on the historic property and pointed to a site they believed to be correct, and a marker was erected there on April 28, 1917.

Also from THERE I GREW UP ... A History of the Administration of Abraham Lincoln's Boyhood Home by Jill York O'Bright Regional Historian, Midwest Region, National Park Service, 1987

In 1917, John J. Brown and John Chewning, members of Spencer County's centennial commission, formed a committee to obtain the assistance of older residents of the county in determining the exact location of Thomas Lincoln's cabin. Twenty such residents assembled on the historic Lincoln property on March 12. The site was identified by Davis Enlow, Joseph Gentry, and "the Lamars." This group pointed to the site they believed to be correct, and the first shovelful of dirt revealed cobbles and crockery. A marker was erected on the site on April 28, 1917, stating: "Spencer County Memorial to Abraham Lincoln, Who Lived on this Spot from 1816-1830."

So it appears there is no concrete evidence, but rather human memory.

Best
Rob