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Lincoln Christening Site
Address:
101 N. Chicago St
Lincoln
IL
62656
USA
Phone:
217-732-8687
Miscellaneous Information:

This is the site where Abraham Lincoln christened the town with the juice of a watermelon on August 27, 1853. A watermelon statue and interpretive panel mark the site.

Logan County Tourism Bureau

738 S. Washington St
Lincoln, IL 62656

 
 
Normal Hours
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. - Mon.-Fri.
June-August
9:00 a.m. to 4
:00 p.m. - Tue.- Sat.