Indiana

George Rogers Clark National Historical Park


George Rogers Clark National Historical Park
401 S. Second Street
Vincennes, IN 47591-1001

Phone: 812-882-1776

A classical memorial building, located near the site of old Fort Sackville, commemorates the capture of the fort from the British by Lt. Col. George Rogers Clark, Feb. 25, 1779, and the subsequent settlement of the region north of the Ohio River. The statue was sculpted by Hermon MacNeil.

Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore


Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
1100 N. Mineral Springs Road
Porter, IN 46304-1299

Phone: 219-926-7561

Dunes rise 180 feet above Lake Michigan's southern shore with beaches, bogs, marshes, swamps, and prairie remnants. Historic sites include an 1822 homestead and 1900s family farm. The Paul H. Douglas Center for Environmental Education and the Indiana Dunes Environmental Learning Center provide day-use and residential programs.

Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial


Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
3027 E. South St.
Lincoln City, IN 47552-1816

Phone: 812-937-4541

Abraham Lincoln lived on this southern Indiana farm from 1816 to 1830. During that time, he grew from a 7-year-old boy to a 21-year-old man. His mother, Nancy Hanks Lincoln, is buried here.

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