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Bicentennial Information

Abraham Lincoln
Bicentennial Commision

Lincoln Heritage Trail Passport

16 weeks, 16 weekly prizes in honor of our 16th President.

Each Saturday during the Memorial Day through Labor Day travel season, a Kentucky Lincoln site will distribute special Lincoln-related prizes to the first 16 trail travelers including hats, mugs, prints, books, holiday ornaments, etc. Please review the list below and make your travel plans to visit the Kentucky Lincoln Heritage Trail to win commemorative Lincoln Bicentennial treasures in your own backyard. www.kylincolntrail.com

May 23
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park
Passport Stamp and Prize Location:
Visitor Center
2995 Lincoln Farm Road, Hodgenville, Kentucky
Operating Hours on Saturday, May 23rd: 8:00 a.m. – 4:45 p.m. (Eastern Time)
For more information on this site, go to www.nps.gov/abli/index.htm

May 30
Kentucky Historical Society at the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History
Passport Stamp and Prize Location:
Museum Visitor Information Desk
100 West Broadway Frankfort, Kentucky
Operating Hours on Saturday, May 30th : 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)
For more information on this site, go to history.ky.gov/index.php

June 6
Historic Springfield (2 prize locations)
Lincoln Homestead State Park & Mordecai Lincoln House
Passport Stamp and Prize Location:
Lincoln Homestead Gift Shop
5079 Lincoln Park Road, Springfield, Kentucky
Operating Hours on Saturday, June 6th : 10:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. (Eastern Time)
For more information on this site, go to parks.ky.gov/findparks/recparks/lh/

Passport Stamp and Prize Location:
Springfield Opera House, Lincoln Heritage Room – 1st Floor
124 West Main Street in downtown Springfield, Kentucky
Operating Hours on Saturday, June 6th : 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)
For more information on this site, go to www.springfieldky.org/attractions.html

June 13
Mary Todd Lincoln House
Passport Stamp and Prize Location:
Mary Todd Lincoln House
578 West Main Street, Lexington, Kentucky
Operating Hours on Saturday, June 13th : 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)
(Please note last tour leaves at 3:00 p.m.)
For more information on this site, go to www.mtlhouse.org

June 20
Camp Nelson Civil War Heritage Park and National Cemetery
Passport Stamp and Prize Location:
Gift Shop in the Interpretive Center
6614 Old Danville Road, Nicholasville, Kentucky
Operating Hours on Saturday, June 20th: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)
For more information on this site, go to www.campnelson.org

June 27
Perryville Battlefield State Historic Site, Kentucky State Parks
Passport Stamp and Prize Location:
Museum Store Information Desk
1825 Battlefield Drive, Perryville, Kentucky
Operating Hours on Saturday, June 27thth : 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)
For more information on this site, go to parks.ky.gov/findparks/histparks/pb/

July 4
Kentucky Welcome Centers (10 prize locations)
Passport Stamp and Prize Location:
Bullitt County Welcome Center Visitor Information Desk
I-65 Southbound @ mile marker 114
Operating Hours on Saturday, July 4th: 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. (Eastern Time)

Passport Stamp and Prize Location:
Christian County Welcome Center Visitor Information Desk
I-24 Westbound @ mile marker 92
Operating Hours on Saturday, July 4th: 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. (Central Time)

Passport Stamp and Prize Location:
Florence Welcome Center Visitor Information Desk
I-75/I-71 Southbound @ mile marker 177
Operating Hours on Saturday, July 4th: 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. (Eastern Time)

Passport Stamp and Prize Location:
Horse Cave Welcome Center Visitor Information Desk
I-65 Northbound @ mile marker 60
I-65 Southbound @ mile marker 60
Operating Hours on Saturday, July 4th: 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. (Central Time)

Passport Stamp and Prize Location:
Franklin Welcome Center Visitor Information Desk
I-65 Northbound @ mile marker 0
Operating Hours on Saturday, July 4th: 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. (Central Time)

Passport Stamp and Prize Location:
Grayson Welcome Center Visitor Information Desk
I-64 Westbound @ mile marker 171
Operating Hours on Saturday, July 4th: 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. (Eastern Time)

Passport Stamp and Prize Location:
Shelby County Welcome Center Visitor Information Desk
I-64 Eastbound @ mile marker 28
Operating Hours on Saturday, July 4th: 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. (Eastern Time)

Passport Stamp and Prize Location:
Whitehaven (Paducah) Welcome Center Visitor Information Desk
I-24 Eastbound @ exit 7
Operating Hours on Saturday, July 4th: 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. (Central Time)

Passport Stamp and Prize Location:
Williamsburg Welcome Center Visitor Information Desk
I-75 Northbound @ mile marker 1.5
Operating Hours on Saturday, July 4th: 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. (Eastern Time)

July 11
Farmington Historic Plantation
Passport Stamp and Prize Location:
Farmington Visitors Center
3033 Bardstown Road, Louisville, Kentucky
Operating Hours on Saturday, July 11th: 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)
For more information, go to www.historichomes.org

July 18
Ashland: The Henry Clay Estate
Passport Stamp and Prize Location:
Ashland Museum Store
120 Sycamore Road, Lexington, Kentucky
Operating Hours on Saturday, July 18th: 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)
For more information, go to www.henryclay.org

July 25
Old Ft. Harrod State Park, Kentucky State Parks
Passport Stamp and Prize Location:
Fort Ticket Gate
100 South College Street, Harrodsburg, Kentucky
Operating Hours on Saturday, July 25th: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)
For more information, go to parks.ky.gov/findparks/recparks/fh/

August 1
Frankfort – Kentucky State Capital
Passport Stamp and Prize Location:
Frankfort/Franklin County Visitors Center
100 Capitol Avenue, Frankfort, Kentucky
Operating Hours on Saturday, August 1st: 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. (Eastern Time)
For more information, go to www.visitfrankfort.com

August 15
Joseph Holt House (recent bicentennial acquisition and under renovation)
Passport Stamp and Prize Location:
Breckinridge County Courthouse
Downtown Hardinsburg, Kentucky
Operating Hours on Saturday, August 15th: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 P.M. (Central Time)
For more information, go to www.visitbreckinridgecountyky.com

August 22
White Hall State Historic Site, Kentucky State Parks
Passport Stamp and Prize Location:
White Hall Welcome Center/Gift Shop
500 White Hall Shrine Road, Richmond, Kentucky
Operating Hours on Saturday, August 22nd: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)
For more information, go to parks.ky.gov/findparks/histparks/wh/

August 29
The Lincoln Heritage House
Passport Stamp and Prize Location:
Lincoln Heritage House Museum at Freeman Lake Park
¼ mile east of US 31-W, Elizabethtown, Kentucky
Operating Hours on Saturday, August 29nd: 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)
For more information, go to www.touretown.com/lincolnheritagehouse.shtml
or www.hardinkyhistory.org

September 4
The Lincoln Museum & Lincoln Statue
Passport Stamp and Prize Location:
Museum/Gift Shop
66 Lincoln Square, Hodgenville, Kentucky
Operating Hours on Saturday, September 4th: 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. (Eastern Time)
For more information, go to lincolnmuseum-ky.org/Index.html