Archive image from page 69 of Curios and relics Plants (1888). Curios and relics. Plants curiosrelicsplanlinc_3 Year: 1888 ( LINCOLN LORE ffaCf > /173 3 A section of a geological map of Larue County, Kentucky, showing the location of the Lincoln Birthplace Farm, the replica of the Lincoln Knob Creek cabin, the approximate, original site of the Lincoln Knob Creek cabin and the Redmon Family cemetery. Many of the roads and highways on this map have been relocated. coin National Bank at Hodgenville. There it remained for many months. Soon this flurry of interest in Lin- coln's brother's gr
Archive image from page 69 of Curios and relics Plants (1888). Curios and relics. Plants curiosrelicsplanlinc_3 Year: 1888 ( LINCOLN LORE ffaCf > /173 3 A section of a geological map of Larue County, Kentucky, showing the location of the Lincoln Birthplace Farm, the replica of the Lincoln Knob Creek cabin, the approximate, original site of the Lincoln Knob Creek cabin and the Redmon Family cemetery. Many of the roads and highways on this map have been relocated. coin National Bank at Hodgenville. There it remained for many months. Soon this flurry of interest in Lin- coln's brother's grave subsided, and only a few historians and biographers remembered the details of the dis- covery. Next, the W. P. A. discon- tinued its activities in providing re- lief work, and the cemetery quickly reverted to its wild, natural state with a lush growth of weeds, sumac, and sassafras. Also, the ownership of the farm was changed. Fred De Spain, who had received so much publicity as the owner of the cemetery, sold out and moved nearer to town. Also, the stone marker bearing the initials 'T. L.' was taken out of the bank vault and placed in a meat house. Little Tommy Lincoln's fame was short lived. During the summer of 1945, I spent several weeks of my vacation in Ken- tucky, and, growing tired of inac- tivity, I decided to rediscover the grave of Lincoln's brother. Fortun- ately, I called at the law office of Judge Mather, who immediately real- ized that I could never locate the grave due to the relocation of county roads and the inaccessibility of the pioneer cemetery. Very graciously, he offered to be my guide, and, with my seven-year-old son, Stephen, we set out by car in quest of the grave, which was located approximately six or seven miles northeast of Hodgen- ville. Traveling as far on wheels as possible, we finally were forced to abandon our car and follow our course on foot. Even the Judge ex- perienced some difficulty in keeping his bearings in this isolated coun- try,
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