Lincoln Trail State Memorial, Illinois, United States
4.5 (3 reviews) Spent Ranking #2 in Lawrenceville Monuments & Statues
A nice memorial to the Lincoln family
We left western Illinois to drive to Haubstadt, Indiana, to have dinner at the Log Inn where Lincoln visited waiting for a stage to return him home from a campaign rally for Clay's presidential bid in 1844. Directions took us through here and we saw this memorial on the map so we decided to stop. It's a beautiful relief memorial marker of the Lincoln family as they are crossing from Indiana to Illinois when Lincoln was 21. It's well worth a few minutes to stop and visit the memorial. But if you do, take time when you cross the bridge to visit the George Rogers Clark memorial in Vincennes. We didn't and I wish we would have. I looked him up as we were leaving and he was a Revolutionary War hero in the area. I didn't realize there were any battles that were fought in this region. Also found out he is the older brother of William Clark of Lewis and Clark fame. Another great Lincoln site for the history buffs in the area.
Address
Vigo St, Lawrenceville, Illinois, United States.
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Website
http://www2.illinois.gov/dnrhistoric/Experience/Sites/Southeast/Pages/Lincoln-Trail.aspx
Current local date and time now
Thursday, May 09, 2024, 19:45
User Ratings
4.5 based on (3 reviews)
Reviews
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5valliam13 5:00 PM Sep 19, 2021
Quick Stop for something Neat
A quick 5 minute stop allowed for a pretty neat view of this memorial. You’d miss it if you weren’t looking for it. It does have a pull off so you aren’t parked on the side of a busy road. There is a sidewalk and trail to walk too that you can walk and be next to the river.
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4barkus1968 5:00 PM Oct 10, 2020
Manifest Destiny
I had mixed emotions about this monument. Coming from Vincennes Indiana you see the beautiful Lincoln bridge decorated with Illinois Indians and then you get to the other side you can find out that this was the first land taken from the indigenous tribes - at Red Hills State Park. Then you see an Angel leading the pioneers into the “new” land. US history is complicated. I think the Daughters of the American Revolution have done much harm in their memorials. This is a great sculpture though. It is on the side of the road with a little parking lot. Not much fanfare. Across the river is the show stopping George Rodgers Clark memorial. Wow.
