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A mural celebrating Abraham’s links to the city of Springfield, Kentucky. While not central to the life of Abraham Lincoln, Springfield, Kentucky was home for more than 30 years to much of the 16th president’s family, including Thomas Lincoln his father, Nancy Hanks his mother, and Mordecai Lincoln, his uncle.  The city is close to Hodgenville, where Thomas owned a 300 acre farm, and where Lincoln was born. It is also close to the Knob Creek farm the family moved to when Lincoln was the age of two. Today, the state of Kentucky maintains at Lincoln Homestead State Park,  significant historic buildings linked to the Lincoln family,  including the Francis Berry Home where Thomas courted Nancy Hanks, as well as the cabin of Mordecai Lincoln. The state park was established on land originally farmed by Mordecai Lincoln.