Land of Lincoln ; New Salem Offers Visitors a Glimpse Into Abe's Life
The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL › July 17, 2006
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PETERSBURG - David Hedrick has had plenty of time to ponder how the course of history may have changed if Abraham Lincolns flatboat didnt get stuck on the mill dam at New Salem on his way to New Orleans.
The two days Lincoln spent in the small village atop a bluff overlooking the Sangamon River were his first exposure to the town and its people.See the full content of this document
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Land of Lincoln ; New Salem Offers Visitors a Glimpse Into Abe's Life
Lincoln arrived in New Salem an unskilled laborer 175 years ago this spring. He left six years later as a lawyer and member of the Illinois House of Representatives.
"If he hadnt gotten hung up on the mill dam, he might have just floated on by," said Hedrick, who for 26 years has been New Salem site superintendent for the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency.Bloomington attorney Guy Fraker, who has published several articles on Lincolns life, agreed."He came there without any real direction," said Fraker, who became i...See the full content of this document
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