Abraham Lincoln in Boonville, IN
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N 38° 02.984 W 087° 16.460
16S E 475930 N 4211368
Abraham Lincoln came here to hear court trials and borrow books from John A. Brackenridge.
Waymark Code: WM50M8
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 10/21/2008
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Abraham Lincoln
While living with his father on a farm about seventeen miles from here, came often to Boonville to hear court trials and borrow books from John A. Brackenridge. From this corner, Abraham Lincoln traveled north by ox-team on Old Boonville-Petersburg-Vincennes Road when migrating to Illinois in 1830.
Location Type: Historic Marker
Property Type: Public
Date of Event: Not listed
Location Notes: Not listed
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