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In the Footsteps of Lincoln: Part I, The Kentucky Years |
| Section: LIFE / PROFILE |
| Author: Eric P. Olsen |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 2/1/2001 |
| Size: 3,054 Words, 18,317 Characters |
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Abraham Lincoln grew to adulthood on the Kentucky and Indiana frontier. How did these formative years shape the character of the man who would free the slaves and save the Union?
The Hardin County courthouse in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, is the hub of a once-bustling town center that has fallen on hard times. A scattering of storefront shops tender their wares to a few indifferent patrons. A police cruiser circles warily, a keen glance thrown my way as I loiter about the historic square.
North of town, car dealerships, gas stations, and super retail outlets file along U.S. 31 before petering out in the rolling countryside. I turn right onto an insignificant road behind the new Wal-Mart. Over a low ridge, and surviving through a couple of tumultuous centuries, stands a rustic log cab...
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...m. to 6:45 p.m. and the remainder of the year from 8:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Lincoln's Boyhood Home at Knob Creek (502-549-3741) is located seven miles east of Hodgenville on U.S. 31 and is open from April 1 through November 1, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The author would like to thank the Kentucky Department of Travel (www.kytourism.com/) for its assistance in the preparation of this article.
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