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Prestonsburg, Kentucky: 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.

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2nd Largest Statue of Seated Abe Lincoln.

2nd Largest Statue of Seated Abe Lincoln

The replica seated Abe Lincoln statue is the largest in the country. Abe sits an abandoned parking lot.

[Stephen Francia, 06/01/2019]

Lincoln Memorial replica.

Lincoln Memorial

A model of the Lincoln Memorial is right along Route 23 in Stanville, Kentucky.

[Etta Miller, 12/08/2015]

This 19-foot-tall Abe is supposedly the World's Second Largest Seated Lincoln. It was commissioned in 2010 by a lawyer who, in 2017, was sentenced to 12 years in prison for fraud, then fled the country. Lincoln remains.

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World's 2nd Largest Seated Lincoln

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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Nearby Offbeat Places

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In the region:
Hatfield-McCoy Park, McCarr, KY - 35 mi.

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