 On
August 27, 1853, Lincoln, Illinois was named for and by Abraham Lincoln.
It is the only town named for Lincoln before he became president.
Lincoln christened the town by squeezing the juice of a ripe watermelon
from a nearby wagon full of melons. After the christening, Lincoln
shared his watermelon with a young onlooker. The location of the
christening is on the corner of Chicago and Broadway near the old train
depot.
Read the sign.
 Map
of Lincoln, Illinois
Postville
Courthouse - Visit the reproduction of the original 1840 courthouse
visited by Abe Lincoln while he traveled the Eighth Judicial Circuit as
a lawyer
Lincoln
College Museum - "One of the 10 best Lincoln-related sites in Illinois"
according to Illinois-NOW! travel magazine.
Abraham
Lincoln Tourism Bureau of Logan County
Lincoln
- Logan County Chamber of Commerce
- 32nd
Annual Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival
August 26, 27, 28, 2005
- 34th
Annual Abraham Lincoln National Railsplitting Contest & Crafts Festival:
September 18-19, 2005
Logan
County Fair: August 1-7, 2005
Mr.
Lincoln, Route 66, and Other Highlights of Lincoln, Illinois - A great
site for more info on Lincoln than you may ever want to know!
Lincoln
Daily News
Lincoln
Courier
Holy
Family Catholic Church - Jason's Church
Northwest
School - Tammy's School
Lincoln
Junior Woman's Club - Tammy's Service Organization
Other Central Illinois Points of Interest
 Funks
Grove, Illinois
 Abraham
Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum -
Opened April 2005 in Springfield!!
Lincoln
Home National Historic Site
Lincoln
Tomb
Lincoln
Depot (Great Western Depot)
Lincoln
Herndon Law Office State Historic Site
Old
State Capitol State Historic Site
Looking
for Lincoln in fourteen Historic Central Illinois communities
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