Lincoln's New Salem
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lincoln-s-new-salem-261-14916059
title:
Lincoln's New Salem
text:
Lincoln's New Salem State Historic Site is a reconstruction of the former village of New Salem in Menard County, Illinois, where Abraham Lincoln lived from 1831 to 1837. While in his twenties, the future U.S. President made his living in this village as a boatman, soldier in the Black Hawk War, general store owner, postmaster, surveyor, and rail splitter, and was first elected to the Illinois General Assembly. Lincoln left New Salem for Springfield in 1837, and the village was generally abandone
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Historic reconstruction of 1830s village associated with Abraham Lincoln
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln%27s_New_Salem
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date modified:
2024-03-29T20:20:02Z
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13
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