President Abraham Lincoln’s Grave: A Visitor’s Guide
President Abraham Lincoln’s grave is in the Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield, Illinois. A beautiful granite monument is the final resting place of President Abraham Lincoln, his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln, and three of their four sons: Edward, William, and Thomas. It was designed by famed architect Larkin Goldsmith Mead, whose other well-known works include the dome of the Vermont Capitol and National Statuary Hall, a chamber in the United States Capitol devoted to sculptures of prominent Americans. The monument honors Lincoln and is home to his grave, but it also honors the soldiers who fought under Lincoln during [...]
