History

We didn't make it to New Salem this summer like I had planned in the back of my mind, so we did a mini-tour of Lincoln, IL. Since Grandma and Grandpa H. live there it was easy. We started with watching the train. Absolutely nothing to do with Abraham Lincoln, but Bradford has a thing about trains, especially passenger trains, so it was very exciting--and free!

Right by the train depot is the spot where Abraham Lincoln christened the town of Lincoln with a watermelon.



Then we drove to visit the Postville Courthouse where Mr. Lincoln went to court several times. It happened to be closed on Mondays, but we saw the outside and will go back another time for the inside. (It was featured in a photo of a Lincoln book we had from the library, so it was impressive for the boys to see the real thing.)