Lincoln's Pocket Watch

President Abraham Lincoln's pocket watch obtained in Illinois.  On display at the Smithsonian Museum of American History on August 2010.

Painting at Cincinnati Museum Annex

An interesting painting seen on the wall of a meeting room in the Cincinnati Museum Annex. The quote from President Lincoln, "As I would not be a slave so I would not be a master."

Hodgenville, Kentucky Birthplace of President Lincoln

Here is a picture of the round about in the center of Hodgenville, Kentucky that as several statues of President Lincoln and a museum seen in the right of this photograph.

Hodgenville is about a 60 minute drive south of Louisville, Kentucky and a very nice place to visit.

Happy Birthday President Lincoln!

This is a picture of a statue of President Abraham Lincoln that resides in the town square in Hodgenville, Kentucky. It is important because this is the area where President Lincoln was born 200 years about today.

It was taken on a cold Thanksgiving morning in 2008 with a Canon Powershot Pro1.

Young Lincoln

Here is a statue that is in the town round about in Hodgenville, Kentucky. Hodgenville is the area where President Abraham Lincoln was born and there is a nice park there to commerate that fact.

It was said that he would walk for miles to borrow books to read. I suppose this is what he is holding a book in his hands.