Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington
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Built in 1806 as an inn. Became home of politician & businessman Robert S. Todd in 1832. Mary Todd, his daughter, born in Lexington on Dec. 13, 1818, moved to IL in 1839. There, she met & married Abraham Lincoln. They visited here in fall of 1847. The Todds moved away after Mr. Todd died in the 1849 cholera epidemic.
Presented by the Ky. Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission
(Politics • Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
Built in 1806 as an inn. Became home of politician & businessman Robert S. Todd in 1832. Mary Todd, his daughter, born in Lexington on Dec. 13, 1818, moved to IL in 1839. There, she met & married Abraham Lincoln. They visited here in fall of 1847. The Todds moved away after Mr. Todd died in the 1849 cholera epidemic.Presented by the Ky. Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission
(Politics • Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
