Note: This article pertaining to Visit the Boyhood Home of Abraham Lincoln in Kentucky was originally published on Tuesday, July 29, 2014 at 6:09 in the morning and has been updated.
The Abraham Lincoln Boyhood Home Unit at Knob Creek is where the sixteenth president of the United States lived for several years. I was told by a ranger that this site was not part of the National Park Service of the United States until 2012.
My Visit to the Boyhood Home of Abraham Lincoln in Kentucky
The family of Abraham Lincoln lived on 30 acres of the 228 acre Knob Creek Farm from the time he was two and a half years of age until he was almost eight years old.
The photograph above shows a replica of the log cabin at Knob Creek where Abraham Lincoln spent part of his childhood and learned to talk during his formative years. Carrying water and gathering wood for the fires are just two of the many errands he ran while living here. Abraham Lincoln had many numerous memories of his childhood at this site.
Have you ever seen a more picturesque facility for toilets?
On one historical marker are the words:
LINCOLN KNOB CREEK FARM
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) lived on this 220 acre farm, 1811-1816. He wrote in 1860 “My earliest recollection is of the Knob Creek place.” A younger brother was born here.
Final Boarding Call
You can spend as little as 30 minutes at the boyhood home of Abraham Lincoln at Knob Creek, which is part of Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park, of which an article pertaining to my experience was published…
…but in addition to the Knob Creek Tavern Visitor Center — which was not open during my visit — a nature trail is maintained along the pristine waters of Knob Creek; and a hiking trail offers the chance to hike to the top of an adjacent knob where an overlook allows a magnificent view of the surrounding valley. You may want to allot the appropriate amount of time to spend there if you want to include this and other activities.
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park — Boyhood Home at Knob Creek
2995 Lincoln Farm Road
Hodgenville, Kentucky 42748
United States
1-270-358-3137
Admission to Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park is free for all visitors, as no admission fee is charged and no entrance pass is required.
Operating Hours
- 9:00 in the morning through 5:00 in the afternoon for the Birthplace Unit Visitor Center and Parking area
- 9:00 in the morning through 4:30 in the afternoon for the Memorial Building
- The park is closed on New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.
Free parking is available on site.
All photographs ©2014 by Brian Cohen.
