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Freeman Lake Park is composed of a 170-acre parkland, with a smooth, flat, and paved path surrounding a lake. Besides a nice path for a daily run, the park also offers boat rentals, fishing, and tennis courts.

Sinking Spring, located just below the hill on which Abraham Lincoln was born, was clearly identified in early land records. This water source was variably known as Sinking Spring, Rock Spring, and Cave Spring. However, early records generally refer to the landmark as Sinking Spring because the water dropped into a pit and disappeared into the earth. Thus, originated the name of the farm. As a perennial source of water, the spring was probably a deciding factor in Thomas Lincoln's selection for the location of the Lincoln cabin site. The Lincolns depended on this spring for their daily water supply and travelers often paused during their journey to partake of the refreshingly cool water. Abraham Lincoln probably tasted his first drink of water from this spring. The appearance of the spring has changed considerably since the Lincoln era. https://www.nps.gov/abli/learn/historyculture/sinking-spring.htm

In the fall of 1808, Thomas and Nancy Lincoln settled on Sinking Spring Farm, Kentucky. Two months later on February 12, 1809, Abraham Lincoln was born there in a one-room log cabin. A Beaux-Arts neo-classical Memorial Building was designed by John Russell Pope for the birthplace site. In 1909 the cornerstone was laid by President Theodore Roosevelt and the building was dedicated in 1911 by President William Howard Taft. Almost a hundred years after Thomas Lincoln moved from Sinking Spring Farm, a similar log cabin was placed inside the Memorial Building. The Memorial Building features 16 windows, 16 rosettes on the ceiling, and 16 fence poles, representing Lincoln being the 16th president. The 56 steps leading up to the building entrance represent his age at his death. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln https://www.nps.gov/abli/index.htm