Lincoln Bicentennial Plaza
Welcome to the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Plaza. The plaza was dedicated in 2009 as part of the Lincoln Bicentennial celebration. The plaza commemorates the fourteen years that Lincoln spent here in Spencer County. The plaza is located just inside the entrance of Lincoln State Park.
The plaza was designed by sculptor Will Clarke and George Morrison of the Fort Wayne architectural firm Morrison, Kattman, and Menze. The plaza consists of a series of limestone pedestals signifying key events of Lincoln's life in Indiana, a half circle illustrating Lincoln's growth from age 7 to 21, and a bronze sculpture of Lincoln.
Lincoln State Park, originally called Nancy Hanks Lincoln State Memorial, was created in 1932 as a memorial to Nancy Hanks Lincoln. 1,847 acre park has a two lakes, campgrounds, cabins, a nature center, and hiking trails. Also part of the park is the Colonel William Jones Home.
To claim the find you must explore the plaza and do the following:
1.) Find the quote "His mind & the ambition of the man soared above us." and tell me who said it.
2.) Find the Lincoln quote "In this sad world of ours, sorrow comes to all; and, to the young, it comes with bittersweet agony ... I have had experience enough to know what I say." and tell he who Lincoln was writing to.
3.) Include a picture of yourself next to Abe
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