Lincoln Family Trail
Inscription
Abraham Lincoln, then a lad of 7, with other members of the Thomas Lincoln family crossed the Ohio River on a log raft ferry near here in 1816. The Lincolns were moving to Indiana.
For more information, see ExploreKYHistory: Lincoln Family Trail
Location
AddressUS 60 Cloverport
CityCloverport
CountyBreckinridge
StateKentucky
Coordinates37.836946, -86.634581
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