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Lincoln was born in Hardin County, Kentucky.
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The Lincolns leave Kentucky and move to Indiana.
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Milk Sickness InformationWhat is milk sickeness?
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Sarah Bush JohnstonAfter Lincoln's mother died, his father (Thomas) remarried Sarah Bush Johnston.
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In 1827, Abraham Lincoln got a job ferrying passengers across the Ohio River near Anderson Creek, Indiana.
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In 1828, Lincoln got a job floating supplies down the Mississippi River on a flatboat. He sailed all the way down to New Orleans. It was during this summer that he saw slaves working in fields and sold at auctions. What he saw had a profound impact on Lincoln's future.
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Lincoln served as a captain in the Black Hawk War. He later wrote that the only thing he fought was mosquitos.
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Lincoln won election into the Illinois State Legislature
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This is the first photograph ever taken of Abraham Lincoln. It was taken some time in the 1840s. During this decade, Lincoln married, worked as a lawyer, got into politics, and was elected to the House of Representatives.
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Lincoln went to Washington, D.C. in 1846 as a member of the House of Representatives from the state of Illinois.
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Lincoln's Patent Did you know Lincoln filed for a patent? Click on the link to learn more.
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The Lincoln-Douglas DebatesLincoln gained national attention for his stance on popular sovereignty during these debates.
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