Abraham Lincoln Memorial Garden
The Abraham Lincoln Memorial Garden, commonly known and referred to as the Lincoln Memorial Garden, is a self-governing 100-acre woodland and prairie garden owned by the city of Springfield, Illinois, and managed by the Abraham Lincoln Memorial Garden Foundation.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Park
- Description: geographical object
- Also known as: “Lincoln Memorial Garden and Trails”
- Address: 2301 East Lake Shore Drive, Springfield, IL 62712
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Brunk Farmstead and Strawbridge-Shepherd House.
Brunk Farmstead
Heritage site
Photo: Boscophotos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Brunk Farmstead is a historic farm located on KOA Campground Road 1 mile south of East Lake Drive near Rochester, Illinois. George Brunk, an early settler of Sangamon County, established the farm in the 1820s; the farm is one of the few surviving properties from the county's early settlement. Brunk Farmstead is situated 3,900 feet east of Abraham Lincoln Memorial Garden.
Strawbridge-Shepherd House
Heritage site
Photo: Boscophotos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Strawbridge-Shepherd House is a historic house located at 5255 Shepherd Road in Springfield, Illinois. Saddle and harness maker Thomas Strawbridge built the house for himself circa 1845. Strawbridge-Shepherd House is situated 2 miles northwest of Abraham Lincoln Memorial Garden.
Henson Robinson Zoo
Zoo
The Henson Robinson Zoo is a private nonprofit zoo owned and operated by the Springfield Park District. The zoo was built in 1968–1970 on the eastern shore of Lake Springfield to serve the population of Central Illinois, and opened in 1970. Henson Robinson Zoo is situated 2½ miles northeast of Abraham Lincoln Memorial Garden.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cotton Hill Township and New City.
Cotton Hill Township
Village
Cotton Hill Township is located in Sangamon County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 902 and it contained 389 housing units. The township is the home of Hunter Lake, a proposed 3,010-acre reservoir. Cotton Hill Township is situated 1½ miles west of Abraham Lincoln Memorial Garden.
New City
Hamlet
New City is an unincorporated community in Cotton Hill Township, Sangamon County, Illinois, United States, in the rural center of the state. It is part of the Springfield, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. New City is situated 4 miles southeast of Abraham Lincoln Memorial Garden.
Woodside Township
Town
Woodside Township is located in Sangamon County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 11,447 and it contained 5,668 housing units. Woodside Township is situated 4½ miles west of Abraham Lincoln Memorial Garden.
Abraham Lincoln Memorial Garden
- Categories: botanical garden, heritage site, recreation area, and historic site
- Location: Capital Township, Sangamon, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.69748° or 39° 41′ 51″ northLongitude
-89.60043° or 89° 36′ 2″ westOpen location code
86FGM9WX+XROpenStreetMap ID
way 564461934OpenStreetMap feature
historic=heritageOpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkWikidata ID
Q610145
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In Other Languages
“Abraham Lincoln Memorial Garden” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Jardin conmemorativo Abraham Lincoln”
- Spanish: “Jardín conmemorativo Abraham Lincoln”
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