The tiny central Illinois village, where Lincoln accidentally spent half-a-dozen years in the 1830s, perhaps did as much to prepare him to be the Union-saving 16th president as any other aspect of ...

Before his famous debates, before the Civil War rent the nation, before he helped end slavery and before his tragic assassination, Abraham Lincoln had New Salem. The tiny central Illinois village ...

A recent battle over a large housing development in Saco is emblematic of how small groups of loud residents can apply pressure to local planning officials, and how that phenomenon has affected ...

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Before his famous debates, before the Civil War rent the nation, before he helped end slavery and before his tragic assassination, Abraham Lincoln had New Salem. The tiny central Illinois village ...

After Years of Neglect, an Illinois Village With Ties to Abraham Lincoln Is Getting a Refresh PETERSBURG, Ill. (AP) — Before his famous debates, before the Civil War rent the nation, before he ...