Springfield, Illinois: 30-Foot-Tall Skinny Abe Lincoln Statue
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Illinois State Fairgrounds
- Address:
- E. Sangamon Ave., Springfield, IL
- Directions:
- North side of the city. On E. Sangamon Ave., just inside Gate 1 of the Illinois State Fairgrounds.
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
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30-Foot-Tall Skinny Abe Lincoln Statue
A gawky "rail-splitter" rendition of Abe is the tallest tribute in a town bursting with Lincoln worship. Roadsideamerica.com Report...
A gawky "rail-splitter" rendition of Abe is the tallest tribute in a town bursting with Lincoln worship. Roadsideamerica.com Report...
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There's a TERRIFYING giant fiberglass Abe Lincoln holding an ax at the Illinois State Fair Grounds here. He looks more like a crazed ax-murderer than the Great Emancipator. Reportedly, children cower and cry at the sight of him.
[Tom Wood, 10/01/1997]
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Nearby Offbeat Places
- Shea's Gas Station Museum, Springfield, IL - < 1 mi.
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- Lincoln's Tomb and Lucky Nose, Springfield, IL - 1 mi.
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