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    But Friday night, he could be found perusing "Beyond the Log Cabin: Kentucky’s Abraham Lincoln" which opened at the Highlands Museum and Discovery Center in Ashland. Full Article at Ashland Daily Independent
    Beyond the Log Cabin: Kentucky’s Abraham Lincoln
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Lincoln visits Ashland
  1. He also was president during arguably the most turbulent time in U.S. history.
    SOURCE: Ashland Daily Independent 2 months ago
  2. As you get older you grow to appreciate these things
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  3. We were looking for a place that could accommodate a 4,000-square-foot exhibition and we knew about the Highlands ... We thought it would be a good space and get good support from the community.
    SOURCE: Ashland Daily Independent 2 months ago
  4. My favorite piece is a campaign lantern from the 1864 election. It says ‘Free men, free soil, free labor.’
    SOURCE: Ashland Daily Independent 2 months ago
  5. Every time some family came to visit, we were off to his tomb and his home and to New Salem, where he first opened a store
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  6. They have logs that he split ... The words ‘Now he belongs to the ages’ are at his tomb. That really impressed me.
    SOURCE: Ashland Daily Independent 2 months ago
  7. This is wonderful ... It’s amazing what the museum has done with this exhibit. I really appreciate what they have done.
    SOURCE: Ashland Daily Independent 2 months ago

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