Lincoln, a clean-shaven 22-year-old with the barest of formal schooling, had set out in 1831 to haul freight down the Mississippi River to New Orleans when he snagged his flatboat on the Sangamon ...

Two of Illinois' best museums are in Springfield ... to a recent article from WorldAtlas. A tour of home of former President Abraham Lincoln reveals a "deeper look at Lincoln’s legacy and ...

(AP) — Before his famous debates, before the Civil War rent the nation, before he helped end slavery and before his tragic assassination, Abraham Lincoln had New Salem. The tiny central Illinois ...

One hundred sixty years ago this week, the nation was in mourning following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

Before his famous debates, before the Civil War rent the nation, before he helped end slavery and before his tragic assassination, Abraham Lincoln had New Salem. The tiny central Illinois village ...