# Lincoln’s New Salem State Historic Site

> A rebuilt pioneer village of log cabins, shops and a tavern where Abraham Lincoln lived as a young man in the 1830s. Free; interpreters in period dress in sum

Source: https://camping-spirit.com/places/b19-lincoln-new-salem/

A rebuilt pioneer village of log cabins, shops and a tavern where Abraham Lincoln lived as a young man in the 1830s. Free; interpreters in period dress in summer.

- **Nearest town:** Petersburg, IL
- **Category:** History & culture
- **GPS:** 39.9737, -89.8440

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