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Prestonsburg, Kentucky: World's 2nd Largest Seated Lincoln

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Middle Creek National Battlefield

Address:
2968 KY-114, Prestonsburg, KY
Directions:
Middle Creek National Battlefield. On the south side of KY-114, two miles west of its intersection with US-23. Clearly visible from the highway.
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World's 2nd Largest Seated Lincoln

Big seated Honest Abe, only a tad smaller than DC's enthroned President. Commissioned by a lawyer currently in a federal prison for fraud. Formerly in Stanville, moved to Prestonsburg in April 2021.

Roadsideamerica.com Report... [09/23/2010]
Prestonsburg, Kentucky - Big Lincoln, Courtesy of Mr. Social Security
World's Second Largest Seated Lincoln Statue:

If you've driven anywhere in eastern Kentucky, you've seen billboards with the grinning face of Eric C. Conn, "Mr. Social Security."

[09/23/2010] Complete Story...

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World's 2nd Largest Seated Lincoln.

World's 2nd Largest Seated Lincoln

This is at Middle Creek National Battlefield. It is definitely worth a stop to see Lincoln and walk the Union and Confederate trails.

[Crystal Fultz, 08/25/2023]

World's 2nd Largest Seated Lincoln.

World's 2nd Largest Seated Lincoln

Look at his long fingers! Formerly owned by disgraced attorney Eric Conn, who was convicted of Social Security fraud. Moved to the Middle Creek Civil War Battlefield park on April 19, 2021.

[Sumoflam, 09/19/2021]

Lincoln Memorial replica.

World's Second Largest Seated Lincoln

The World's Second Largest Seated Lincoln has sat abandoned since its original owner, lawyer Eric C. Conn, was thrown into prison for Social Security fraud (The statue was unveiled with much fanfare by Conn in his office parking lot in November 2010). Now, according to the online publication Kentucky Today, the land where Abe sits has been bought by a real estate developer, and he has offered to donate the statue to the Middle Creek National Battlefield, ten miles away in Prestonsburg. Although the deal is not yet final, the Floyd County Tourist Commission has already set aside money to move the big statue, and Kentucky Today quotes one commissioner as saying, "believe it or not, people will drive 100 miles just to look at the daggone thing."

[RoadsideAmerica.com Team, 06/22/2019]
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