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History. Hodgenville in 1904. Robert Hodgen, a Pennsylvania native who moved to Virginia, purchased 10,000 acres (4,000 ha) of land in the vicinity. In 1789, after the Revolutionary War, when settlers started moving west into Kentucky, he built a mill at the site.
Hodgenville has served as the LaRue County since March of 1843. Established in 1818, Hodgenville included 27 and a half acres of land once owned by Robert Hodgen.
Hodgenville, city, seat (1843) of Larue county, central Kentucky, U.S. It lies along the Nolin River just southeast of Elizabethtown . The area was settled in 1789 by Robert Hodgen, who moved there from Pennsylvania and erected a mill and tavern.
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16 de abr. de 2024 · For over a century people from around the world have come to rural Central Kentucky to honor the humble beginnings of our 16th president, Abraham Lincoln. His early life on Kentucky's frontier shaped his character and prepared him to lead the nation through Civil War. Visit our country's first memorial to Lincoln, built with ...
In the late fall of 1808, Thomas and Nancy Lincoln settled on Sinking Spring Farm. Two months later on February 12, 1809, Abraham Lincoln was born there in a one-room log cabin. Today this site bears the address of 2995 Lincoln Farm Road, Hodgenville, Kentucky.
10 de mar. de 2022 · Forever commemorated as the birthplace of Abraham Lincoln, Hodgenville is a unique American town that traces its early roots to the post-Revolutionary United States. The seat of LaRue County, Kentucky, Hodgenville, is situated on the North Fork of Nolin River and is considered a part of the Elizabethtown metropolitan area.
Welcome to Hodgenville The Lincoln Experience. About Us. In 1818 Hodgenville was founded on 27 acres of land donated by the Hodgen family, two years after the Lincolns moved to Indiana. The land was filling up. Kentucky was losing its frontier flavor.
