With an eye toward America’s 250 th birthday in 2026, Bristol will dedicate the spot where Abraham Lincoln delivered brief remarks to about 1,000 people on Feb. 21, 1861. The ceremony will begin at ...

Abraham Lincoln spent his birthday in Cincinnati on Feb. 12, 1861, on his way from Springfield, Illinois, to the nation’s capital for his inauguration. The president-elect didn’t know what kind of ...

As an end-of-the-road farm boy growing up deep in southern Illinois, the Fourth of July was more of a shade tree holiday from the alfalfa field than a noisy celebration of national independence.

The stone-mounted tablet will be placed near the site of the former Girard Station, where Lincoln's inaugural train made a stop. Nathan Koble is spearheading the project and is donating the memorial ...

As Joe Biden prepares for his inauguration on Jan. 20 as the nation’s 46th president, security measures will be ramped up in the wake of Wednesday’s storming of the U.S. Capitol. As many as 15,000 ...

LAKE CITY — A bronze tablet mounted on red granite will commemorate Abraham Lincoln's 1861 visit to Lake City. The tablet will tell the story of Lincoln's stop at the town's rail depot enroute to his ...