HIGHLIGHTS
| PRESIDENT FROM 1861 TO 1865 UNTIL HIS ASSASINATION |
| BORN VERY POOR, HE WAS SELF EDUCATED TO BECOME A LAWYER, WAS IN US CONGRESS |
| HIS DEBATES WITH STEVEN DOUGLAS, DURING THE SENATE ELECTION MADE HIM VERY FAMOUS, BUT HE LOST THE SENATE ELECTION. THESE DEBATES HELPED HIM TO BECOME THE PRESIDENT LATER |
| HE WAS VERY INDEPENDENT, WAS ABLE TO MANAGE DIFFERENT FACTION IN POLITICS |
| WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION AND THIRTEENTH AMENDEMENT, WHICH ABOLISHED SLAVERY |
| LINCOLN WON AGAIN IN THE ELECTION. HE SOUGHT TO HEAL THE WAR-TORN NATION BY COMPROMISE, BUT WAS ASSASINATED JUST AFTER THE END OF CIVIL WAR |
| LINCOLN IS CONSIDERED A HERO OF THE UNITED STATES, AND IS ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR PRESIDENTS |
| NAME OF SITE | DESCRIPTION | CITY / LOCATION | STATE |
| BIRTHPLACE | LOG CABIN | HODGENVILLE | KENTUCKY |
| YOUTHFUL YEARS | NEW SALEM | ABOUT 2 MILES SOUTH OF PETERSBURG AND ABOUT 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF SPRINGFIELD, | ILLINOIS |
| BOYHOOD HOME | BOYHOOD HOME CABIN | LINCOLN CITY | INDIANA |
| SUMMERTIME HOME | SOLDIERS AND SAILORS MONUMENT | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON DC |
| INAUGURAL SITE | CAPITOL HILL | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON DC |
| ASSASSINATION SITE | FORD THEATRE | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON DC |
| DEATH PLACE ( RESIDENCE ) | PETERSONS HOUSE | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON DC |
| BURIAL PLACE | LINCOLNS TOMB OAK RIDGE CEMETERY | SPRINGFIELD | ILLINOIS |
| PARTY AFFILIATION | WHIG-REPUBLICAN | NONE | NONE |
| OTHER ATTRACTIONS | LINCOLN MEMORIAL SHRINE | REDLANDS | CA |
| MUSEUM | LINCOLN MUSEUM | HARROGATE | TENNESSEE |
| STATUE | LINCOLN STATUE | LINCOLN | NEBRASKA |
| LINCOLN SPECIAL EXHIBIT | RONALD REAGAN PRESIDENTIAL MUSEUM | SIMI VALLEY | CA |
| MEMORIAL | LINCOLN MEMORIAL | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON DC |