Lake County Record-Bee on MSN10h
Efforts underway to restore crumbling site where Abraham Lincoln began his political rise
Abraham Lincoln arrived at the New Salem grist mill along the Sangamon River aboard a flatboat that was sinking. Lincoln had ...
WTTW News3d
After Public Pressure, Illinois Commits $8M to Repair Deteriorating Site Where Lincoln Launched Political Career
Lincoln’s New Salem State Historic Site is a replica of the hamlet where Lincoln lived for six years during his early ...
The State Journal-Register9d
Infusion of funds for Lincoln site comes after critics called it 'dilapidated'
A state historic site where Abraham Lincoln spent some of his formative years will get $8 million for improvements from the state.
NPR Illinois9d
Funding announced for Lincoln's New Salem repairs
“Today’s funding announcement of $8 million in state capital funding for Lincoln’s New Salem State Historic Site is greatly ...
WCIA on MSN8d
IL pledges $8 million to repairs at New Salem historic site
PETERSBURG, Ill. (WCIA) — $8 million is going toward the improvement of a state historic site near Petersburg. The Illinois ...
Chicago Tribune6d
Efforts underway to restore crumbling site where Abraham Lincoln began his political rise
In 1831, Abraham Lincoln arrived at the New Salem grist mill along the Sangamon River aboard a flatboat that was sinking. Lincoln had been hired by a man named Denton Offutt to deliver the boat ...