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Officers Quarters Fort Clatsop – Lewis and Clark – Oregon

April 1, 2023 0 Comments

Officers Quarters Fort Clatsop - Lewis and Clark - Oregon

A replica of the officers quarters of William Clark and Merriweather Lewis at Fort Clatsop, Lewis and Clark National Historic Park, Astoria, Oregon.

The fort, built over the course of three weeks in December 1805, was occupied until March of 1806. The fort is located on the Lewis and Clark River, not far from the mouth of the Columbia River and the Pacific Ocean, and close to the modern city of Astoria, Oregon. The first replica was built in 1955, from a set of drawings in William Clark’s journals. That fort burned down in 2005, and was replaced the following year by a crew of 700 volunteers, who replaced it with a replica truer to the character of the original structure.

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George Rogers Clark National Historical Park – Vincennes – Indiana

March 25, 2023 0 Comments

George Rogers Clark National Historical Park - Vincennes - Indiana

A view of the main building of the George Rogers Clark National Historical Park, in Vincennes, Indiana. The park opened in 1933. George Rogers Clark was an American surveyor, soldier, military officer, and founder of Louisville, Kentucky, who served during the American Revolutionary War. He is the older brother of William Clark, who is famous for his explorations the the American West, in particular the Pacific Northwest during the Lewis and Clark Expedition.

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Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park Memorial Building – Hodgenville – Kentucky

September 13, 2022 0 Comments

Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park Memorial Building - Hodgenville - Kentucky

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The memorial that would eventually become the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park was established in 1909 by the Lincoln Farm Association, with the laying of the cornerstone by President Theodore Roosevelt. The building was completed in 1911, and dedicated on November 9th by President William Taft. The memorial was formally made a national park in 1916.

The memorial was built on farm land owned by Lincoln’s family, and where Lincoln was raised until the age of 2. Within the memorial resides a cabin of similar size and design to the Lincoln cabin built on the site, not the original cabin itself. And exactly 54 steps, the age at which Lincoln died, lead up to the memorial.

In November 2001, the park was expanded to include Knob Creek, the site where Lincoln lived from age 2 to age 7. The site contains a 19th century log cabin, and a historic 20th century tavern, and is approximately 10 miles to the northeast on Highway 31E.

The main memorial was built in the Beaux-Arts neo-classical architectural style.

Written (and pictured) near the top of the memorial are the words “With Malice Toward None With Charity For All. They are words from Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address in 1865.

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