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When the Lincoln family arrived in Indiana in 1816, they found a largely unsettled and untamed wilderness. Like other early settlers in the area, the Lincolns relied on the forest’s resources for daily living, as plants and animals provided food, shelter, and other necessities. Many of the plants used by the pioneers still exist in the park’s forest. Though the landscape has changed much since the 19th century, this is where Abraham Lincoln grew up and the same ground he walked as a boy.
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Gentryville, Indiana · United States
