Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Inaugural Ceremony
February 12, 2008
Officially established in 1818, Hodgenville sits in the heartland of LaRue County, Kentucky, with a population just over 3,000. A rural and outdoor oriented community, Hodgenville is located at the North Fork of the Nolan River. The town takes pride in it’s friendly citizens, beautiful countryside and of course, as the birthplace of Abraham Lincoln.
Each fall, Hodgenville celebrates the 16th president with Lincoln Days. Beginning the first weekend of each October, the festival features Lincoln look-a-like contests, rail splitting competitions, a Saturday parade, and live performances by local talent.
Just outside Hodgenville is the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site. Situated on 116 acres of the original Sinking Spring Farm, the site was conceived by the Lincoln Farm Association. The park portrays Lincoln’s humble beginnings with a symbolic birth cabin enshrined in a neo-classic Memorial Building. Follow this link for a map of the Lincoln Birthplace site.
For more information, visit the National Park Service Web sites http://www.nps.gov/abli/ and http://www.lincolnbirthplace.com/.
