Show old salem lives IN N HIS long amazing journey from the backwoods bac Lwoods of hen kentucky tucky to the white house and enduring glory ab raham lincoln paused for a while on a hilltop beside the muddy sangamon there in the log tillage village of new salem he passed six youthful years yeam learning gathering experience and strength building the character that was vms to make male for him a place among the worlds world 9 immortals new salem failed to prosper event nally natty it was abandoned its log stores and hofses decayed d and disappeared except that lincoln passed that way few would remember that such a town had been because he did pass that way and because the years he be dwelt there left lef t A lincoln museum at old salem their impress upon Ms his mind and heart new salem old salem now will never be forgotten its dozen log buildings restored it has become old salem state park through the efforts of many devoted admirers of lincoln beginning 25 years ears ago with the purchase of the townsite te and its presentation to the old salem lincoln league the town will stand forever looking almost as it looked when lincoln lived there millions ons visiting it in years to come seeing where lincoln lived and how ne lived will understand at once the sim slin and the instant grasp of real atles that distinguished bis his th thinking throughout bis his life |