New Salem Lincoln League Board President Gina Gillmore-Wolter said the facility and the pedestrian overpass bridge are beyond disrepair. “There are boards missing that have fallen down on the ...

Read more: Illinois commits $8M to repair deteriorating site where Lincoln launched political career Lincoln’s New Salem Historic Site in Peterburg, where the 16th president lived in his 20s, was the ...

PETERSBURG, Ill. (WAND) - The Illinois Department of Natural Resources and the Illinois Capital Development Board announced $8 million for improvements to Lincoln's New Salem State Historic Site ...

A once towering Northern Catalpa tree that stood along a rural highway in Menard County was toppled by a recent storm.

At age twenty-two, Lincoln moved to New Salem, Illinois. After only six months in his new town, he announced his plans to run for a seat in the State Legislature. During the April 6- August 27 Black ...

This is the grave of Ann Rutledge which is located in Petersburg, Illinois. Lincoln supposedly had a love affair with Ann Rutledge while he was living in New Salem, Illinois. 3. Mary Todd was not ...