One hundred sixty years ago this week, the nation was in mourning following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

Nearly 200 years ago, President Abraham Lincoln moved to New ... about 20 miles northwest of Springfield, the state capital. Last month, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) and ...

Lincoln, a clean-shaven 22-year-old with the barest of formal schooling, had set out in 1831 to haul freight down the Mississippi River to New Orleans when he snagged his flatboat on the Sangamon ...

The tiny central Illinois ... countries.” Lincoln freed the boat and continued to New Orleans, but returned to take up residence in the village just northwest of the capitol, Springfield.

WorldAtlas ranks the Lincoln Home National Historic Site and ... showcasing the neighborhood's diversity. Two of Illinois' best museums are in Springfield, according to a site that ranks the ...

The public is invited to attend "Voices of the Village," an interactive lecture series held at Lincoln's New Salem State ...

The tiny central Illinois ... countries.” Lincoln freed the boat and continued to New Orleans, but returned to take up residence in the village just northwest of the capitol, Springfield.

The tiny central Illinois ... countries.” Lincoln freed the boat and continued to New Orleans, but returned to take up residence in the village just northwest of the capitol, Springfield.

Before his famous debates, before the Civil War rent the nation, before he helped end slavery and before his tragic assassination, Abraham Lincoln had New Salem. The tiny central Illinois village ...