Lincoln Trail State Memorial
The Lincoln Trail State Memorial is a sculpture group designed in 1937 by
U.S. Route 50 Business in rural Lawrence County, approximately 11 miles (18 km) east of Lawrenceville.[1]
Description
Lincoln's own memories, and independent records, point to the family of
Bedford stone and a tall young man, representing the young Lincoln, cast in bronze and given a prominent place on the pedestal in front of the relief.[1]
Following their entry into Illinois, the Lincoln family trekked to what is now known as the
welcome center to westward-bound drivers on U.S. Route 50, which was then a key east–west trunk route in the central U.S. states.[1]
Less than thirty years after the installation, however, the federal Interstate highway system bypassed Lawrence County and its Memorial. As of 2011, the Lincoln Trail State Memorial continues to mark a bridge entry-point into Illinois; the Memorial is an unstaffed site operated by the
Illinois Historic Preservation Agency.[1]
References
- ^ Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Archived from the originalon 2010-12-05. Retrieved 2012-01-04.