HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, AMERICA! I like you, and I'm impressed. Visiting Abe Lincoln's this week has made me think, once again - about your history and your ideals.
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| Fifty-six granite steps (one for each year of his life) lead up to the memorial |
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| Inside the memorial is a replica of the humble log cabin where he was born, on this land, the Sinking Spring Farm |
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| When little Abraham was about three years old, the family moved a few miles down the road to this spot on Knob Creek. The land has not been developed or changed , so it would have looked much like this when he played in these fields. |
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| Knob Creek is quite dry right now. |
To quote some of the words from a favorite song:
America! America!
God mend thine every flaw,
Confirm thy soul in self-control,
Thy liberty in law.
from: "America the Beautiful"
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