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Home Where Lincoln Reportedly Slept, North Of Tonganoxie, KS

A two-story white farm house just north of Tonganoxie on 203rd Street in Leavenworth County is the site where Abraham Lincoln reportedly slept during his visit to Kansas.

Gettysburg Address Plaque

Bronze plaque with head of Lincoln and text of the Gettysburg Address, dedicated in 1936 by the Sue Lovell Tent No. 6, Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War and placed in the lobby of the main Topeka Post Office.

Lincoln Statue

Seated Lincoln statue based on Daniel Chester French statue in Washington, D.C., can be found at Topeka's Mount Hope Cemetery in the Lincoln Gardens. Created by Almo Lavagnini in 1961.

Lincoln School

Grade School which stood at 5th and Madison in Topeka, constructed in the 1880s but no longer in existence.

Parmenter Hall

Located at Baker University, Abraham Lincoln gave $100 toward this building's construction in 1864.

Fort Lincoln

Civil War-era fort located north of Fort Scott.

Grace Bedell Letter Monument

Granite monument with brass plaques attached. Text reads "Delphos: The Home of Lincoln's Little Correspondent." Plaques have text of Grace Bedell's letter to Lincoln and Lincoln's response.

Lincoln Street

Lincoln Street runs intermittently as a north-south street in Topeka. North of the Kansas River it runs between Laurent and Gordon; Lower Silver Lake Rd. and 6th NW; and 7th NW and Lyman Rd. South of the Kansas River it runs between 4th SW and 21st SW; and 29th SW to Cornwall.

Carriage

Carriage (c1845) made by Brewster Mfg. Co. at Frontier Army Museum, Fort Leavenworth. Used by Abraham Lincoln during his trip to Kansas in Dec. 1859.

Commemorative Plaque

Bronze plaque attached to red granite boulder. Inscription on plaque: "To commemorate an address given near this corner by Abraham Lincoln on 'The Issues of the Day' the night of Dec. 2, 1859."

Grand Army Of The Republic Soldiers And Sailors Monument

Granite soldier statue and cannons. The figure on the northwest corner of the monument is the Artilleryman, part of a cannon crew. The figure on the southwest corner is the Infantryman, the branch of the Union Army that had the most members. On the southeast corner is the Cavalryman, the mounted part of the army. The figure on the northeast corner is that of the Sailor, who manned the Union's various sailing vessels. They surround their Commander in Chief, President Abraham Lincoln. The inscription on the monument says "Lest We Forget ~ In Memory Of All Soldiers And Sailors Loyal To Our Flag".

Lincoln Township

south central township in Republic County T4S R3W

Lincoln School

Lincoln elementary school located at 1906 Ash St. in Hays

Lincoln Drive

Lincoln Drive is a street that runs between 19th and 27th in Hays.

Lincoln Township

Encumbers most of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Indian Reservation West of Mayetta, Kansas

Lincoln Monument

A bust of Lincoln by sculptor Mark Sampsel located on the lawn of the Tennent-Baker House at 138 E. Walnut in Troy, Kansas.

How Lincoln County And Town Were Named

John S. Strange helped name the county and town of Lincoln, KS, for his childhood neighbor and friend, Abraham Lincoln

Lincoln Reenactment

Lincoln Reenactment, now in its 19th year, is a weekend celebration honoring the county and town namesake, Abraham Lincoln, of Lincoln, KS. A childhood neighbor of the Lincoln family in both Kentucky and Indiana helped name the county and town for his friend.

Lincoln County And The Indian Wars Historical Marker

Kansas Historical Marker K-18, Lincoln County Roadside turnout, 3 miles east of Lincoln

Elwood Historical Marker

Kansas Historical Marker at Fort Luxembourg Information Center parking lot, Doniphan County, 203 Roseport Road, Elwood

Lincoln College

Congregational College in Topeka founded Feb. 6, 1865. The name was changed to Washburn College in November 1868, in honor of a large donation by Ichabod Washburn of Worcester, Massachusetts. In 1941 the name was changed again to Washburn Municipal University of Topeka.

Lincoln Township

located in Jackson County

Lincoln Street

Located in Holton, KS

Abraham Lincoln (seated) Sculpture - "Man Of Sorrow"

This sculpture of Abraham Lincoln was designed and constructed by Robert Merrell Gage, a native Kansan. It is a bronze statue on a four-foot high granite base in the southeast quadrant of the State Capitol grounds in downtown Topeka. Gage based his work on numerous photographs and sketches depicting Lincoln. The six-foot tall statue contains approximately 2045 pounds of bronze. The statue cost $3,000, the price of materials only. This was Gage's first public commission and he contributed his time as part of a civic project in his hometown of Topeka, Kansas. The statue was dedicated Feb. 12, 1918, while Gage was serving in the medical corps during World War I. Governor Arthur Capper accepted the statue on behalf of the state.