Excerpt from Souvenir of Lincoln's Birthplace A true picture of the old cabin in which Abraham Lincoln was born. This historic structure, rudely built, stood near the Spring until a few years ago when it was removed for exhibition at the Nashville exposition; later it was taken to Central Park, New York City, and is now being sacredly preserved until it is brought back to its old place on the farm, where, by reason of historic reminiscences, it should ever remain. Spring. A view of the Spring, near which the cabin stood, and whose generous bounty furnished water for the family, and which 15 yet highly prized by the neighbors on account of it's excellent qualities. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.