Lincoln Tomb 

President Abraham Lincoln is buried in a tomb built in his honor in Springfield, Illinois. Shortly after his assassination in 1865, his body was delivered to this Springfield cemetary and rested in 2 temporary vaults before being moved to its final resting place (in 1871) in the tomb built for that purpose.

Abraham Lincoln Tomb State Historic Site, Springfield Illinois
Outside, looking at 117 foot tall obelisk
Abraham Lincoln Tomb State Historic Site, Springfield Illinois
Outside, looking at 117 foot tall obelisk *
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Abraham Lincoln Tomb State Historic Site, Springfield Illinois
Outside, looking at 117 foot tall obelisk
Abraham Lincoln Tomb State Historic Site, Springfield Illinois
Outside, looking at 117 foot tall obelisk *
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Abraham Lincoln Tomb State Historic Site, Springfield Illinois
Outside, looking at 117 foot tall obelisk
Abraham Lincoln Tomb State Historic Site, Springfield Illinois
Outside, looking at 117 foot tall obelisk
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Abraham Lincoln Tomb State Historic Site, Springfield Illinois
bronze statues adorning the tomb.
Abraham Lincoln Tomb State Historic Site, Springfield Illinois
bronze statues adorning the tomb. *
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Abraham Lincoln Tomb State Historic Site, Springfield Illinois
bronze statues adorning the tomb.
Abraham Lincoln Tomb State Historic Site, Springfield Illinois
bronze statues adorning the tomb.
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Abraham Lincoln Tomb State Historic Site, Springfield Illinois
bronze statues adorning the tomb.
Abraham Lincoln Tomb State Historic Site, Springfield Illinois
bronze statues adorning the tomb.
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Abraham Lincoln Tomb State Historic Site, Springfield Illinois
Outside, looking at 117 foot tall obelisk  Supposedly it is good luck to rub Lincoln's nose as you pass.  The nose is about 7-8 feet off the ground.
Abraham Lincoln Tomb State Historic Site, Springfield Illinois
Outside, looking at 117 foot tall obelisk Supposedly it is good luck to rub Lincoln's nose as you pass. The nose is about 7-8 feet off the ground. *
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Abraham Lincoln Tomb State Historic Site, Springfield Illinois
This bust, about 3 foot high, was the working model for what ended up in the lincoln monument in Washington DC
Abraham Lincoln Tomb State Historic Site, Springfield Illinois
This bust, about 3 foot high, was the working model for what ended up in the lincoln monument in Washington DC
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Abraham Lincoln Tomb State Historic Site, Springfield Illinois
This bust, about 3 foot high, was the working model for what ended up in the lincoln monument in Washington DC
Abraham Lincoln Tomb State Historic Site, Springfield Illinois
This bust, about 3 foot high, was the working model for what ended up in the lincoln monument in Washington DC
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Abraham Lincoln Tomb State Historic Site, Springfield Illinois
Abraham Lincoln Tomb State Historic Site, Springfield Illinois *
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Abraham Lincoln Tomb State Historic Site, Springfield Illinois
Site of Lincoln's original, temporary resting place, before a more permanent place could be prepared.  The current tomb obelisk can be seen on the hill.
Abraham Lincoln Tomb State Historic Site, Springfield Illinois
Site of Lincoln's original, temporary resting place, before a more permanent place could be prepared. The current tomb obelisk can be seen on the hill.
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