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Lincoln Tomb in Springfield, Illinois

  • 1500 Monument Ave, Springfield, IL 62702, Stati Uniti
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Lincoln Tomb in Springfield, Illinois, is the final resting place of Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth President of the United States of America. Abraham Lincoln, born 12 April 1809, was the country’s first Republican president and led the Union during the American Civil War. His Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 resulted in the abolition of slavery. His term as president ran from March 1861 until 14 April 1865, when he died after being shot at Ford Theatre. Abraham Lincoln is buried at Lincoln Tomb, which is now also the resting place of his wife and three of his four sons.

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