All Topics  
Lincoln City, Indiana

 

 
   Email Print
   Bookmark   Link
 

 

Lincoln City, Indiana
 
 
  Topics Lincoln City, Indiana Topic Home

Lincoln City is a settlement in Carter Township
Carter Township, Spencer County, Indiana

Carter Township is one of nine Township in Spencer County, Indiana. As of the United States Census, 2000, its population was 3,121. Carter Township contains the cities of Dale, Indiana and Santa Claus, Indiana....
, Spencer County
Spencer County, Indiana

Spencer County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2000 census, the population was 20,391. The county seat is Rockport, Indiana....
 in southwestern Indiana
Indiana

The State of Indiana was the 19th U.S. state admitted into the union. It is located in the Midwestern United States of the United States of America....
, located five minutes south of I-64, northeast of Evansville
Evansville, Indiana

Evansville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Indiana and the largest city in Southern Indiana. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 121,582, and a metropolitan population of 342,815....
, and approximately twenty miles north of the Ohio River
Ohio River

The Ohio River is the largest tributary, by volume, of the Mississippi River. It is approximately 981 miles long and is located in the eastern United States....
. It was laid out in 1872 on the site of Thomas Lincoln
Thomas Lincoln

Thomas Lincoln was an United States farmer and father of President of the United States Abraham Lincoln....
's farm. Nearby is the Nancy Hanks Lincoln Memorial, as well as the site of the Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States. He successfully led the country through its greatest internal crisis, the American Civil War, preserving the Union and ending slavery....
 log cabin
Log cabin

A log cabin is a small house built from loggings. It is a simple type of log house. A distinction should be drawn between the traditional meanings of "log cabin" and "log house." "Log cabin" generally denotes a simple one, or one-and-one-half story structure, somewhat impermanent, and less finished or less architecturally sophisticated....
, built in 1816. Abraham Lincoln spent much of his childhood (from the ages of 7 to 21) on this farm, and as a young man he practiced law at the nearby Spencer County courthouse.






Discussion
Ask a question about 'Lincoln City, Indiana'
Start a new discussion about 'Lincoln City, Indiana'
Answer questions from other users
Full Discussion Forum



Encyclopedia


Lincoln City is a settlement in Carter Township
Carter Township, Spencer County, Indiana

Carter Township is one of nine Township in Spencer County, Indiana. As of the United States Census, 2000, its population was 3,121. Carter Township contains the cities of Dale, Indiana and Santa Claus, Indiana....
, Spencer County
Spencer County, Indiana

Spencer County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2000 census, the population was 20,391. The county seat is Rockport, Indiana....
 in southwestern Indiana
Indiana

The State of Indiana was the 19th U.S. state admitted into the union. It is located in the Midwestern United States of the United States of America....
, located five minutes south of I-64, northeast of Evansville
Evansville, Indiana

Evansville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Indiana and the largest city in Southern Indiana. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 121,582, and a metropolitan population of 342,815....
, and approximately twenty miles north of the Ohio River
Ohio River

The Ohio River is the largest tributary, by volume, of the Mississippi River. It is approximately 981 miles long and is located in the eastern United States....
. It was laid out in 1872 on the site of Thomas Lincoln
Thomas Lincoln

Thomas Lincoln was an United States farmer and father of President of the United States Abraham Lincoln....
's farm. Nearby is the Nancy Hanks Lincoln Memorial, as well as the site of the Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States. He successfully led the country through its greatest internal crisis, the American Civil War, preserving the Union and ending slavery....
 log cabin
Log cabin

A log cabin is a small house built from loggings. It is a simple type of log house. A distinction should be drawn between the traditional meanings of "log cabin" and "log house." "Log cabin" generally denotes a simple one, or one-and-one-half story structure, somewhat impermanent, and less finished or less architecturally sophisticated....
, built in 1816. Abraham Lincoln spent much of his childhood (from the ages of 7 to 21) on this farm, and as a young man he practiced law at the nearby Spencer County courthouse. Also located in Lincoln City is the Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial

Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial is a United States Presidential Memorial that preserves the farm site where Abraham Lincoln lived from 1816 to 1830....
, a national park managed by the National Park Service
National Park Service

The National Park Service is the List of United States federal agencies that manages all List of areas in the United States National Park System, many U.S....
 that includes a Living Historical Farm that attempts to recreate the early nineteenth-century period during which the Lincoln family lived in the area. The living-history farm is a working pioneer-style homestead with a cabin, outbuildings, split rail fences, animals, gardens, and field crops. NPS interpreters in period clothing perform a variety of activities typical of the 1820s, and the farm's grounds are open year-round. The farm is staffed from mid-April through September full time, and intermittently in October. The Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial is located on Highway 162 across from Lincoln State Park
Lincoln State Park

Lincoln State Park is an List of Indiana state parks. It is east of Evansville, IN.Lincoln State Park is located in southern Indiana in Spencer County approximately east of Evansville....
.

Heritage Hills High School
Heritage Hills High School

Heritage Hills High School is a grade nine through twelve public school high school located in Lincoln City, Indiana, Indiana in the United States....
 is located in Lincoln City. It is one of two high schools in Spencer County.

Notable Residents

  • Abe Lincoln - 16th president of the United States of America
  • Jay Cutler
    Jay Cutler (American football)

    Jay Christopher Cutler is an American football quarterback for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Broncos with the 11th overall pick in the 2006 NFL Draft....
     - Denver Broncos
    Denver Broncos

    The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado, Colorado. They are currently a member of the American Football Conference AFC West in the National Football League ....
     quarterback


External links

  • Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial