At the age of 21, he left home and canoed to New Salem, Illinois, where he signed on to a local riverboat firm. Along the way, Lincoln became known for his physical strength as well as his formidable self-education. In Abraham’s youth the family moved frequently, trying to stay one step ahead of financial trouble and illness, before eventually settling down in Coles County, Illinois. The second child of Thomas and Nancy Lincoln was born on Februin a one-room log cabin.
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