Lincoln Homestead
Inscription
The certified marriage bond of Thomas Lincoln to Nancy Hanks, parents of Abraham Lincoln, is on file here in Washington Co. Courthouse. Here also preserved is full account of the wedding. Lincoln Homestead State Park, seven miles north, now marks the site of log house where marriage was performed June 12, 1806 by the Reverend Jesse Head, Methodist pastor.
Erected June 23, 1963.
For more information, see ExploreKYHistory: Lincoln Homestead
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More markers in Washington
Lincoln Homestead State Park
Thomas and Nancy Hanks Lincoln, the parents of future president Abraham Lincoln, were married near here on June 12, 1806.
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House of History
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