Why is Illinois called "The Land of Lincoln"?

Answer 1

Actually, Lincoln wasn't born in IL. He was born in Kentucky. I copied the below paragraphs from the official White House page.

The son of a Kentucky frontiersman, Lincoln had to struggle for a living and for learning. Five months before receiving his party's nomination for President, he sketched his life:

"I was born Feb. 12, 1809, in Hardin County, Kentucky. My parents were both born in Virginia, of undistinguished families--second families, perhaps I should say. My mother, who died in my tenth year, was of a family of the name of Hanks.... My father ... removed from Kentucky to ... Indiana, in my eighth year.... It was a wild region, with many bears and other wild animals still in the woods. There I grew up.... Of course when I came of age I did not know much. Still somehow, I could read, write, and cipher ... but that was all."

Lincoln made extraordinary efforts to attain knowledge while working on a farm, splitting rails for fences, and keeping store at New Salem, Illinois. He was a captain in the Black Hawk War, spent eight years in the Illinois legislature, and rode the circuit of courts for many years. His law partner said of him, "His ambition was a little engine that knew no rest."

He married Mary Todd, and they had four boys, only one of whom lived to maturity. In 1858 Lincoln ran against Stephen A. Douglas for Senator. He lost the election, but in debating with Douglas he gained a national reputation that won him the Republican nomination for President in 1860.

Answer 2

Land of Lincoln: This name refers to Illinois as the state where Abraham Lincoln began his political career. This name is the Official State Slogan of Illinois, designated in 1955. In the same year, the U.S. Congress granted Illinois a special copyright for exclusive use of the "Land of Lincoln" insignia. Though Lincoln was born in Kentucky and lived in Indiana before moving to Illinois, it was in Illinois where young Abraham Lincoln began his political career with an unsuccessful run for the Illinois General Assembly in 1832. Lincoln eventually was elected to four terms in the Illinois General Assembly and served from 1834-1841. Illinois was also where Lincoln lived when he became President of the United States in 1861.

Answer 3

The Land Of Lincoln

Answer 4

Because Lincoln lived and worked in Springfied, Illinois.

Answer 5

Lincoln was not born in Illinois, he was born in Kentucky. I was just told that he became a rich lawyer in IL. It is called the Land of Lincoln, because he spent most of his life here.

Answer 6

Because Lincoln was born in Illinois.

Answer 7

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Why is Illinois called "The Land of Lincoln"?

Answer 8

Lincoln was NOT born in Illinois. He was born in Kentucky, but he grew up there and practiced Law there

Answer 9

That's where Mr. Lincoln began his political career and where he was burried.

Answer 10

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