Ashmore, Illinois: World's Largest Lincoln

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. Note: Property currently closed, Abe partly visible from the road.

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Ugly but honest Abe.

Honest Abe's Dishonest Origins

One of my friends forwarded your Road Cheese tour site and I have to tell you, the Abe Lincoln statue in Charleston (Day 6) is bad. Honest Abe stands on the grounds of the former Springhaven campground. Springhaven was originally created by a local banker that embezzled funds from a local bank to create Springhaven. Of course that banker went to jail, but Honest Abe in all his fiberglass glory lives on... The 'park' is now owned by a family out of Chicago and is for sale. My husband I and rent a weekend 'home' there. Our weekend 'home' is an old broken down trailer that we lovingly refurbished. We like to refer to the decorating as 'tacky tourist'. Lucky us, we get to drive by honest Abe everything we go by. We always give him a thumbs up.

[Pam Werden, 04/28/2002]

Ugly Abe Lincoln statue

Going east on Rt 16 you'll pass through Charleston, which has a lot of "Lincoln sites," but they do NOT advertise the worst. About 2 miles east of Charleston is a Campground called "Springhaven" that has the world's ugliest huge statue of Abe Lincoln. From the highway it appears that Abe is making an obscene gesture with his finger. If you get closer it's simply ugly and ill-proportioned. The city commissioned to have this built and it sat in the town square for only a few months because it was an embarrassment.

[Terri Weber Karlstrom, 05/08/1998]

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World's Largest Lincoln

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 is just north, on the left. The statue is up the road, on the right. Property currently closed.
Hours:: Property currently closed. Local health policies may affect hours and access.