Lincoln-Haycroft Memorial Bridge, 1936 - Elizabethtown, Kentucky
N 37° 41.514 W 085° 51.364
16S E 600854 N 4172247
As a child, Abraham Lincoln and his family, crossed Severn's Valley Creek here.
Waymark Code: WMJJ95
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 11/23/2013
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Here along Severn's Valley Creek Samuel Haycraft, Sr., built mill raceway in 1796. Thomas Lincoln, father of Pres. Lincoln, employed in building it, received his first monetary wages when about 21 years of age. Abraham Lincoln, age 7, with his family on way to Indiana in 1816, crossed this creek about here and went thru Elizabethtown.
Location Type: Historic Marker
Property Type: Public
Date of Event: 1816
Location Notes: Not listed
URL for Additional Information: Not listed
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