Stories of the Farm
Below are a few stories about the land, and Abraham Lincoln's connection to it.
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Lincoln buying the farm
Thomas Lincoln added to his eighty acres in Coles County on December 31, 1840 when he purchased for fifty dollars an adjacent forty acres (the "Lincoln Family Farm") that belonged to his stepson, John D. Johnston.
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Lincoln wrestling Needham in Coles County
The most famous wrestling match in Lincoln's life was his struggle with Jack Armstrong, the town bully, after he moved to New Salem in 1831.
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Did Lincoln help build the cabin?
Did Lincoln help build his father's Goosenest Prairie cabin, a replica of which now stands on the Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site?
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Preserving the Land for His Mother's Financial Well-Being
One of the reasons Lincoln purchased forty acres of his father's farm was to provide for his aging parents for life.
