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Shiloh Cemetery IL42 Print E-mail
In Shiloh Cemetery are the graves of Thomas and Sarah Lincoln, father and stepmother of Abraham Lincoln. On January 31, 1861, shortly before assuming the Presidency, Lincoln came here from Springfield to visit his father's grave in company of his stepmother.
Near entrance to cemetery, east Lincoln Highway, County Road 80.. About 1.5 miles northwest of Lincoln Log Cabin State Park Coles County Illinois.

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