Ashmore, Illinois -
World's Largest Lincoln Statue
RoadsideAmerica.com Team Field Report
Centerpiece of an old campground. So tall that he could look in the windows of a seven-story building. He appears ready to touch the clouds.
- Address:
- 9699 CR 2000E, Ashmore, IL
- Directions:
- I-57 exit 190-A (Mattoon/Charleston). Drive 13 miles east on Hwy 16 through Charleston. About three miles east of Charleston, look for a cabin and pointing Abe statue on the left. Turn left at the next road, CR 2000E. The entrance to Lincoln Springs Resort is just north, on the left. The statue will be up the road, on the right.
- Phone:
- 217-345-3424
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World's Largest Lincoln StatueCenterpiece of an old campground. So tall that he could look in the windows of a seven-story building. He appears ready to touch the clouds. Roadsideamerica.com Report... [04/12/2009]
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Abe Lincoln statue Local Powers That Be raised and spent a lot of money to have the statue built. Originally it was supposed to be located on or near the courthouse square in Charleston. However, when they saw the statue for the first time, they were so appalled and disappointed by its poor quality and tacky appearance that they decided instead to relegate it to a cornfield east of town.
Teenagers and EIU students used to love to hold beer-kegger parties at his feet. Many a young Coles County resident later used Abe's finger for target practice, which is what happened to the finger. After enough successful target practices, there just wasn't much left of it any more.
When the statue was relocated to Lincoln Springs Resort and refurbished, the workers mistakenly put the finger on backwards (and still a little too much to the center, if you ask me). Because of the difficulty and expense of removing and repositioning the newly misplaced finger, they decided to just paint a new fake fingernail on the (now) front side (which used to be the back). If you look carefully you can see another fingernail on the back (used to be front) of the middle or pointer finger. [B. Spoon, 06/21/2010]
World's Tallest and Ugliest Abe Lincoln Statue I wanted to update you, as a resident of Charleston, IL. The Abe Lincoln was given a facelift because it will be the centerpiece of a new campground called Lincoln Springs Resort, which will open some time in 2007. I find it amusing because it is so very tacky. Further, the statue is actually known about town as the "50 Foot Lincoln" (although I believe it is 70 ft.). [Liza Strong-McCormick, 08/31/2006]
When the statue was officially unveiled, my family and I went out to see it and we were quite disappointed, even at my tender young age of 9 years old. My sisters and I thought it more closely resembled "Dr. Zachary Smith" actor Jonathan Harris from TV's "Lost in Space" [Charles M. Christmas, 07/10/2006]
World's Tallest and Ugliest Lincoln Statue The world's tallest and ugliest statue of our tallest and ugliest President (some would say) is still quite tall, but has received a face-lift since your hypertour]. Abe has had some of the spots, wrinkles, and chunks removed and a fresh coat of paint. Not to mention a new finger on his upraised fist. When first visiting the statue earlier this year I had expected an unsightly Lincoln, only to be shocked at his new look. Have a look yourself... [Ken Lang, 09/12/2005][RA: Yes, we admit -- he's undergone some sort of heroic makeover since our visit. His coat is shiny. Perhaps patriotic pride is returning to the Illinois heartland!]
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