Lincoln Museum closed for first time on Abraham Lincoln’s birthday

February 12, 2021

Erica Bivens,

HODGENVILLE, Ky. (WTVQ) – Friday, February 12 is Abraham Lincoln’s birthday and a museum dedicated to the former president is closed for the first time.

According to a post on social media by museum officials, “For the first time in our 32 year history, the museum will not be open today on Abraham Lincoln’s birthday.”

Museum officials said the closure is due to storm damage and dangerous road conditions.

The post said in part, “The “squircle”, sidewalks, and parking areas are a solid sheet of ice and roadways in our area are potentially unsafe as this post below indicates. Stay home, stay safe, and come see us when the roads are passable!”

Hodgenville police shared an alert from Larue County emergency management about road conditions. It said in part, “LaRue County 911 is experiencing very high call volume due to accidents occurring because of ice on the roadways. Howardstown Road, Campbellsville Road, Stiles Road, Highway 470 and Mt. Sherman Road are extremely dangerous at this time. Be safe and please stay at home if you can.”

The Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial shared a post about Lincoln’s birthplace in Kentucky, saying he was born, “in a one-room log cabin in Kentucky, spent his formative years in Indiana, became a man and politician in Illinois, then finally the 16th President of the United States.”

Agriculture Commissioner Dr. Ryan Quarles shared a post on Twitter that reads, “Happy birthday to Kentucky’s native son and one of the United States’ greatest presidents. Lincoln was a transformative leader for American agriculture, who established the @USDA and appointed our very first Secretary of Agriculture.”