SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Caretakers of Abraham Lincoln's tomb are on the defensive over an unflattering critique in National Geographic magazine and looming budget cuts that could threaten management of ...
The longstanding pilgrimage and wreath-placing ceremony at Lincoln's Tomb in Oak Ridge Cemetery will go on Friday despite the COVID-19 pandemic. It is one of two programs being put on by national ...
Springfield Mayor Jim Langfelder places a wreath in front of Lincoln's Tomb during the 88th annual National American Legion Pilgrimage to the tomb on Saturday. Admirers of Abraham Lincoln from around ...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The interior of the Lincoln Tomb Historic Site is to reopen April 1. The tomb in Springfield's Oak Ridge Cemetery has been closed for months while crews took on repair work.
The final resting place of Abraham Lincoln attracts everyone from schoolchildren to tourists to prayer groups. While children in particular may be attracted to the large bronze bust of Lincoln and ...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — This year, more than 300 people traveled to Lincoln's tomb in honor of his birthday. The 16th president was born on Feb. 12, 1809. The tomb visit is part of a multi-day ...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — An Iowa filmmaker plans to make a documentary about Abraham Lincoln's tomb in Springfield, Illinois. Chris Ryder of LeClaire, Iowa, is partnering with the Lincoln Monument ...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Geothermal energy, which utilizes the heat beneath the Earth’s surface, will power a new heating and cooling system at the Lincoln Tomb State Historic Site in Oak Ridge Cemetery.