because his wife said that was a place he enjoyed while living there. his family used to have picnics there before it became a cemetery.
because its where he was born
Abraham Lincoln and his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln purchased a home in Springfield, Illinois a year or two after they married because Lincoln's Law Practice was in Springfield, and Mary's sister lived in Springfield.
Lincoln is in Springfield, Illinois.
The address of the Lincoln Library is: 326 South Seventh Street, Springfield, 62701 1621
Lincoln lived at New Salem and at Springfield. The village at New Salem has been restored to look as it did when Lincoln lived there and his house in Springfield is open to visitors. The is also a new Lincoln museum in Springfield.
Springfield, Illinois is where Lincoln spent much of his adult life, prior to being elected President. Springfield is where he bought his first, and only home and resided with his wife, Mary Todd, and sons. Even though Lincoln was not born in Springfield, Illinois (he was born in Hardin County, (now LaRue) Kentucky), you can say Abraham Lincoln's hometown was Springfield.
The address of the Lincoln Library is: 326 S 7Th St, Springfield, IL 62701-1621
The address of the Abraham Lincoln Association is: Old State Capitol, Springfield, IL 62701
Springfield, Illinois
springfield, Illinois
Home Of Lincoln
Lincoln lived in Springfield, Illinois.
Yes. Abraham Lincoln and his wife Mary, purchased and moved into their first home about 1 1/2 years (in May of 1844) after they married, in Springfield, Illinois.