Lincoln’s Sangamon story begins with his family’s move to the River from southern Indiana. Lincoln would even invent and patent a watercraft custom-designed to traverse the low waters of the Sangamon, the only president in history to hold a US Patent. The Sangamon was a central part of Lincoln’s early life, his life as a state legislator, his thinking and his ideas. This is the story of Abraham Lincoln on the Sangamon River Lincoln’s River. I’ve felt this feeling often from my own bluff overlooking the Sangamon, gazing downriver. And as I stood there I could feel his presence I could feel what he must have felt. He knew this little Sangamon River connected him to the Illinois River, the Mississippi, and on to the entire “riverine West”.Ībe only existed in my mind of course, but he actually stood right there – 186 years earlier – in the early months of 1831. Back when he was 19, he had worked as a bowman on a flatboat journey to New Orleans so he knew something of the world beyond. Young Abe Lincoln was there beside me, gazing wistfully downriver.Ībe obviously had far more important things on his mind than these simple surroundings.Ībe was 21, an adult, new voter, and free from whatever obligations he may have had as his father’s son. I stood upon the high bluff overlooking the Sangamon, about 100 steps from his log home. Lightly edited versions of all chapters previously appeared as “Lincoln’s River” a series of monthly columns written for the Mahomet Citizen and published between June 2017 and August 2018. Users may print one copy for personal use. Do not duplicate or disseminate without express permission of the author.
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Downloadable PDF of Lincoln’s River e-book Lincoln’s River A personal journey recounting Abraham Lincoln’s experiences with the Sangamon River in Central IllinoisĬopyright 2019.
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