
New Salem

the Visitor's Center
All about the Lincoln story

statue of Lincoln on a horse

Lincoln as a young man
(from the new Lincoln Presidential Museum)

typical log house of New Salem
Photos of the Village residences

Lincoln studying in New Salem

and thinking

Lincoln as a log splitter

as a surveyor

statue as a surveyor


in 1832 Lincoln volunteers for the
Black Hawk War
and was elected Captain

Lincoln's third location for a
store
(January 15, 1833 Lincoln and William F. Berry
purchase this store from William Greene for $750)
Photos of the Lincoln stores in New Salem

as a candidate for office

store of a competitor
Hill-McNeil store
Photos of this and the other Village businesses

Conestoga Wagon in the Museum

Museum statue of Lincoln on a horse

nearby Petersburg Courthouse
Courthouses of the Law Circuit

Christian County Courthouse

Lincoln discussing cases with clients

sitting in the Judge's chair

pleading the case of a divorcing wife

Lincoln in Mount Pulaski
(mural on the side of Mt Pulaski House
More Photos of Mount Pulaski Courthouse

the Mt Pulaski Courthouse

the court room