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New Salem - Blacksmith Shop
The blacksmith shop is one of the reconstructed buildings at New Salem, a state historic site. It is constructed of square logs. Buildings of both square and round logs are represented.
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), who was President during the Civil War, lived in New Salem for six years, from the age of 22 on. He worked at a number of jobs, including rail splitter, surveyor, postmaster, store clerk, partner in a store, and member of the Illinois General Assembly. He was also in the Army during a very minor incident involving Indians, called the Blackhawk War. New Salem, which is about 20 miles (30 km) northwest of Springfield, has been rebuilt as it looked in the 1830s.
The few residents moved away around 1840, some to nearby Petersburg, which was designated the county seat, and New Salem disappeared from the map. There is now a town in central Illinois called New Salem, which has nothing to do with the original settlement at the historic site. This site is often called Lincoln's New Salem.
New Salem - Blacksmith Shop
The blacksmith shop is one of the reconstructed buildings at New Salem, a state historic site. It is constructed of square logs. Buildings of both square and round logs are represented.
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), who was President during the Civil War, lived in New Salem for six years, from the age of 22 on. He worked at a number of jobs, including rail splitter, surveyor, postmaster, store clerk, partner in a store, and member of the Illinois General Assembly. He was also in the Army during a very minor incident involving Indians, called the Blackhawk War. New Salem, which is about 20 miles (30 km) northwest of Springfield, has been rebuilt as it looked in the 1830s.
The few residents moved away around 1840, some to nearby Petersburg, which was designated the county seat, and New Salem disappeared from the map. There is now a town in central Illinois called New Salem, which has nothing to do with the original settlement at the historic site. This site is often called Lincoln's New Salem.