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Mary Todd Lincoln House

"Mary Todd Lincoln House

Buildin 1806 as an inn. Became
home of politician & businessman
Robert S. Todd in 1832. Mary Todd,his daughter, born in Lexington on
Dec. 13, 1818, moved to IL in 1839.
There, she met & married Abraham
Lincoln. They vistited here in fall
of 1847. The Todds moved away
after Mr. Todd died in the 1849
cholera epidemic.

Presented by the Ky. Abraham Lincol Bicentennial Commission."

Submitted by @RHicks

 

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