L ~N COLN LORE Bulletin of the Lincoln National Life Foundation - ---------- Dr. LoUJS A. Warren, Editor. Published each week by The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Number 433 FOR'l' WAYNE, INDIANA July 26, 1937 THE LINCOLN ANCESTRAL TRAIL The three hundredth anniversary of Be•·ka C01tnty-Lincoln Ho'me. Elizabethto11Jn-Bridge marking Bite Samuel Lincoln's arrival in Amcric3 on Derks County-Exeter Meeting o/ 'l'homas Litzooln's early labors. June 20, 1637, was celebrated during House and Cemetery. Elizabethtown-Site of Sarah Bush the fourth week of last month in eigh­ Gettvllburg-Site where Lincoln de­ Lincoln's Home nnd marriage cere­ teen different places associated with monies. the migrations of the Lincoln family. livered fanunl.ll address. Gettysburg-Home of Hon. David Hardin County-Bersheba Lincoln A pilgrimage which began with a Lin­ burial place. coln Breakfast in Boston where Sam­ Wills. uel, the first American progenitor of Gettysburg-French Statue of Lin­ Hawesville-Ferry ncar where Lin­ the President, disembarked, concluded coln on Pennsylvania Monument. coins crossed Ohio River in 1816. one week la.tcr with a Lincoln Banquet Gettysburg-Lincoln Address Mem­ 8th Day-Indiana in Hodj:enville, Kentucky, where Abra­ orial. ham Lmcoln was OOrn. Anderson River-Scene of Abraham The anniversary pilgrimage was 4th Day-District of Columbia Lincoln's first labors in Indiana. made by several Lincoln students who Washington,-,Lincoln Memorial en­ Rockport-A reconstructed pioneer paid special attention to the home sites closing the stahu by Ff'tmch - The village. of the manf generations of Lincolns. White Housec-The Soldier's Honae­ Rockport-Landing from which Lin­ The fo11owmg itinerary over what New York A venue Presbyterian coln started on New Orlean.s trip in might be called the Lincoln Ancestral Church. Vinnie Ream Statue of Lin­ 1826. Trail, also includes other places of in~ coln in the Capitol-Fo•·d's Theat-re Gentryville- Site of store where tcrest to the Lincoln student cnroute. Lincoln J\1u8eun1.- Peterson HoU$6 Lincoln worked as clerk. from Boston, Massachusetts, to where Lincoln died-Flanncry Statue Lincoln City-Nancy Hank11 Lincoln Springfield, Hlinois. of Lincoln-Lincoln display in Smith­ M cm.orial Pa,·k. sonian Institute - Ball Statue of First Day-New England Vincennes-Lincoln Memorial Emancipation Group-Lincoln docu­ Bridge. Massachusetts ments i1t Library of Congress. Boston-Ball Statue of Lincoln, 9th Day-Illinois Park Square. 5ih Day- Virg.i ni~ .and Tennessee Milton-Replica of Lincoln Birth­ Virgt ma Charleston- Scene of a Lincoln­ place Cabin, Forbes Estate. Linville-Colonial Home of John and Douglas debate. Hinglw.m-01<1 Ship Chu.rch. Jacob Lincoln. Farmington- Lincoln Log Cabin Cohassct-Mordecni Lincoln Home. Wilderness Road-Over which the State Park. Rhode Island Lincoln's migrated to Kentucky, Farmington- Shilo Church burial Providence-Brown University Lin· ground. coin Collection. Tennessee Decatur-Old Court House in which Harrogate-Lincoln Memorial Uni· Lincoln practiced law. Connecticut versity Collection. Macomb Co,.nty-Site of firat Lin­ Hartford-Emancipation table in coln H01ne in JUin.ois. State Library. 6th Day-Kentucky Harrodsburg- Enshrined cabin in Petersburg- Burial place of Ann 2nd Day-New York and New Jersey which Lincoln's parents were married. Rutledge. New York Lexington- Site of Mary Todd's New Salcm-Reconstnocted village New York-Lincoln Statue in Cath­ 1Wlu a State Park. edral of St. John the Divine. Birthplace Home. Lexington-Main St. Heme of Mary lOth Day-fllinois New York-Cooper Union and its Todd. auditorium. Springfield-Site of Joshua Speed's New York-Henry Kirk Brown Sta­ Lexington-Ward School, attended by Mary Todd. stor,_Oid State Capitol Buildin", now tue o! Lincoln. Union Square. Sangamon Court House - Sttc of Brooklyn-Plymouth Church with Frankfort- Weinman Statue of Lincoln standing. Stuart a.nd Lincoln law office-Site of its Lincoln memorial pew and Lincoln Logan and Lincoln law office-Site of memorial window. New Bosl<m-L<mg R~<n Church and cem..ettry. Lincoln and Herndon Jaw offic&­ Brooklyn-Henry Kirk Brown Sta­ O'Connor Statue of Abraham Lin­ tue of Lincoln, Prospect Park. Louisville-Barnard Statue of Lin­ coln on Public Library grounds. coln-Yolk Statue of Lincoln in pres­ New Jersey Louisville-Joshua St>eed Home­ ent State Hous~Site of Ninnian Ed­ Jersey City-Fraser Statue of Lin­ stead. wards, Home where Lincoln and Mary coln. Todd were married-Illinois State Newark- Bjorkman Collection of 7th Day-Kentucky Historical Soeiety Lincoln Collection­ Lincolniann at Athletic Club. Springfield -Marriage papers in Site of Globe Tavern where Mr. and Newark- Borglum Statue of Lin­ Washington County Clerk's office. Mrs. Lincoln first llved after mar­ coln. WashingtQn. CQunty-LincQln riage-The Lincoln l!otne8tt-ad-Mc-­ Monm..ou ..tk County-Home Site of Homestead State Pa'rk. morial pew in present First Presby­ Mo1·decai Ui.ncoln. Washington-Lincoln Spring where terian Church Buildinp;-Site of First Monmouth County-Burial place of Lincoln marriage eabin stood. Presbyterian Church where the Lin­ Deborah Lincoln. Athertonville-Site of Lincoln's first coins rented a pew-Old Railroad 3rd Day-Pennsyl\•ania school. Building where Lincoln delivered his Philadelphia-Marker at Indepen­ La Ru.e Coun..ty-Recon.atructccl Farewell Address-A braham Lincoln dence Hall where Lincoln raised flag cabin of Line-oln..'s boyhood htY~ne, !{nob Memorial Gardens-Oak Ridge Ceme­ in 1861. Creek. tery, Burial place of many of Lin· Pbiladelphia-Schweizer Statue of Hodgenville-Weinman Statue of coin's contemporaries-The Lincoln Lincoln, Union Lc.ague Club. Lincoln seated. 'l'no?nttn.cnt and tomb. Noto-ltClllt~ duionate ttllliont recoantud Philadelphia- Randolph Rogers Lin. La R1<e Cou>~t11-Lincoln Birthplace at "ecuaar'JI one• to t:Uft Itt ordtr to becom.e coin Statue, Fairmount Park. Na.tional Po.'rk eP~rolled 01 a Lir~coln Pilvrlm. .