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President Abraham Lincoln: President Lincoln
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The mausoleum of President Abraham Lincoln is the second to occupy this site. Construction of the first Lincoln Tomb began in 1869, based upon a design by sculptor Larkin Mead, and was dedicated in 1874. Due to problems with the foundation, the original tomb had to be dismantled and reconstructed, a process that occurred between 1899 and 1901. Though the basic design was kept the same, the height of the obelisk was increased by 15 feet, to its present height of 117 feet. The exterior of the tomb is composed of grey granite from Quincy, Massachusetts.
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Abraham Lincoln was born on Feb. 12, 1809, in a log cabin on a farm in Hardin County, Ky. His father had come with his parents from Virginia and had grown to manhood on the Kentucky frontier. He had evidently become moderately successful as a farmer and carpenter, for in 1803 he was able to pay £118 cash for a farm near Elizabethtown. Three years later he married Nancy Hanks, described as "intelligent, deeply religious, kindly, and affectionate," but as "illiterate" as himself. Of her family and background little authentic is known.
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Abraham Lincoln grew up in poverty. He was born in a log cabin in Larue County, Kentucky. When Lincoln was seven, his family moved to Indiana. At the age of nine, Lincoln's mother died. His father remarried and Lincoln became attached to his stepmother, Sarah. He received very little formal education, but taught himself to read.
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President Lincoln was shot at twice before John Wilkes Booth killed him. Both times were while he was on his way to the Soldier's Home and Lincoln joked about them and ordered that they not be publicized.
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Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809 in a log cabin in Kentucky. His parents were Thomas and Nancy. When he was a kid he loved math and reading. He had no formal education.
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Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin in Kentucky to Thomas and Nancy Lincoln. The family moved to Indiana and 8 year old Abe helped his father build another log house. A year later his mother died and the house was very empty. His father remarried and in addition to his sister Sarah, who was 3 years older, there were now 3 more children in the family.
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