The Kentucky Heritage Council and the Kentucky Historical Society have teamed up to revamp Kentucky’s Lincoln Heritage Trail (KLHT) for the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commemoration and are now offering a special incentive to explore Kentucky's Lincoln sites.
The Kentucky Lincoln Heritage Trail is a scenic route through central Kentucky with 16 designated passport stamp sites, each of which has a historical connection to our nation’s 16th president. These are:
Ashland: The Henry Clay Estate, Lexington
Camp Nelson Civil War Heritage Park, Jessamine County
Downtown Springfield (stamp site Opera House)
Farmington Historic Plantation, Louisville
Hardin County Museum, Elizabethtown
Jefferson Davis State Historic Site, Fairview
Kentucky Historical Society, Frankfort
Kentucky State Capitol Rotunda, Frankfort
Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site, Hodgenville
Lincoln Boyhood Home, Hodgenville
Lincoln Museum, Hodgenville
Lincoln Homestead State Park, Springfield
Lincoln Marriage Temple, Harrodsburg
Mary Todd Lincoln House, Lexington
Perryville Battlefield State Historic Site
White Hall State Historic Site, Richmond
Get Your Lincoln Heritage Trail Passport Today!
How do trail travelers get started on this journey? First, obtain a copy of the Kentucky Lincoln Heritage Trail map at any of the sites or from the Kentucky Department of Travel, www.kytourism.com. Visit any of the Lincoln sites on the map and receive a customized stamp on the map from that site.
Once 10 stamps from any 10 of the sites are accumulated, present the passport at any site to register for a free prize drawing on the 12th of every month, beginning in June. Prizes will include Lincoln merchandise such as hats, shirts and commemorative pieces. A grand prize drawing will be held on February 12, 2009.
Anyone who visits any Lincoln site can also obtain a free Kentucky Lincoln Heritage Trail window cling for their car or home.
The Kentucky Lincoln Heritage Trail Passport Program is designed to encourage travelers to make Kentucky and the heritage trail their destination. The trail is a project of the Kentucky Heritage Council/State Historic Preservation Office in partnership with the Kentucky Historical Society, Kentucky Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, Kentucky Department of Travel and Kentucky Transportation Cabinet.