Sinking Spring

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Sinking Spring is the natural spring in Kentucky beside which Abraham Lincoln was born, now preserved as a key feature of the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park.

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Sinking Spring canonical 1
Sinking Spring Farm 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic site
natural spring
associatedWith Abraham Lincoln
country United States of America
surface form: United States
featureOf Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park
hasApproximateCoordinates 37.520°N 85.735°W
hasGeologicalSetting karst limestone terrain
hasHeritageDesignation National Historical Park feature
hasInterpretiveSignage yes
hasNameOrigin karst sinkhole spring
hasNearbyStructure symbolic birth cabin memorial building
hasStairAccess yes
hasTouristAttractionType historic spring
presidential birthplace site
hydrologicalType karst spring
isKeyFeatureOf Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park
locatedIn LaRue County, Kentucky
United States of America
surface form: United States
locatedInProtectedArea Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park
managedBy National Park Service
near Hodgenville, Kentucky
openToPublic yes
partOf Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park
surface form: Abraham Lincoln Birthplace Unit

Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
surface form: Lincoln family farm site
significance birthplace site of Abraham Lincoln
state Kentucky
usedBy Lincoln family
usedFor drinking water
household water supply

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LaRue County hasHistoricSite Sinking Spring
this entity surface form: Sinking Spring Farm