Long Run Baptist Church and Cemetery | |
 Modern grave marker for Abraham Lincoln | |
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| Location | Long Run Road in Eastwood, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky |
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| Coordinates | 38°15′17″N 85°24′48″W / 38.25472°N 85.41333°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1844 |
| NRHP reference No. | 75000768[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 06, 1975 |
Long Run Baptist Church and Cemetery (also known as the Lincoln Cabin Site) is a historic church and cemetery on Long Run Road in Eastwood neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky.
In 1786 Captain Abraham Lincoln, grandfather of President Abraham Lincoln was murdered near this site by Native Americans, while President Lincoln's father, Thomas Lincoln, age eight, watched his father's murder. Tradition states that Captain Abraham Lincoln was buried by his cabin, which is now the site of Long Run Baptist Church and Cemetery. A stone memorializing Captain Abraham Lincoln was placed in the cemetery in 1937.[2] The church was built on the site in 1844. The church and cemetery were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.
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References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Kentucky Historical Marker Database, marker number 101.
External links
- Long Run Baptist Church and Cemetery at Find a Grave
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Long Run Cemetery
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Long Run Baptist Church
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