Going into A. Lincoln's history-ETHAN

GOING BACK TO THE TIME OF A.LINCOLN

BY Ethan V.

6-15-19

     

     Over the past two days Momo, Izzy, my mom, and I visited several historical places about Abraham Lincoln. First we went to New Salem which is where Lincoln moved and lived in his early twenties.

My favorite building in New Salem was Mr.Hill's house. He had the only two-story house in New Salem and our interpreter-guide said it was like a mansion at that time. Also our guide had a friend with her to present. His name was Doc and he was a rooster! He was actually standing on the desk in the Hills' home. He acted like a pet. Our guide said that animals were free to roam throughout the village in those days. In the gift shop in New Salem, I got a rabbit's foot for good luck.
     
     The next historical place about the Lincolns we went to was their house in Springfield, Illinois. Lincoln lived there after New Salem but before his presidency. One interesting thing I learned is that there they had a lot of arsenic in their lives. The had it in the color dye in dresses and even in their wallpaper. They used it to hold the color. At that time, they did not know  that all of this arsenic was bad for their health. This is why some people back in their time, our guide said, especially ladies, had health issues.
     

     The third historic place about the Lincolns we went to was the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum. The museum had a lot of cool exhibits about the Lincolns. My favorite part of the museum was the White House part. It was basically the timeline of Lincoln's life while Abraham was in office. It spanned from when he ran for Senate to when he got assassinated. One cool thing I learned was that John Wilkes Booth actually got away after he shot Abraham Lincoln. He jumped onto the stage and even though he broke his leg he still managed to get away on a horse he had waiting outside the theater.

     The fourth and final place we visited was the Lincoln tomb. I think that this was cool because the whole family is buried there except Robert as he seemed to be not as close to the family. Another cool thing was that outside his tomb was a statue of his head. We learned that If you rub his nose, you are supposed to get good luck. I rubbed it well.

     In conclusion, going to Springfield and learning about Lincoln was really fun and I hope to go again.