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Site Name Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum Street Address Lincoln Memorial University, 6965 Cumberland Gap Parkway City / State / Zip Harrogate TN, 37752 Phone number 423-869-6235 Web Page www.lmunt.edu/museum/index.html   Admission Fee Adults $5.00, children six-twelve $3.00, seniors $3.50; group rates available. Hours Museum, Mon.-Fri. 9:00 A.M.-4:00 P.M., Sat. 11:00 A.M.-4:00 P.M., Sun. 1:00 P.M.-4:00 P.M.; Library, call (423) 869-6304 for an appointment. Visitor services Public rest rooms, information, gift shop. Regular Events None.     Directions From I-75 north exit at Caryville; follow Route 63 to U.S. 25 east; go north on U.S. 25 approximately 1.5 miles, museum is on left. Follow I-75 south exit at Corbin, Kentucky; follow U.S. 25E south to Harrogate. Museum will be on right.
Site Description
The Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum houses one of the largest and most complete Lincoln and Civil War collections in the country. Exhibited are many rare items - the sliver-topped can Lincoln carried the night of his assassination, a lock of his hair clipped as he lay on his death bed, two life masks made of Lincoln, and numerous personal belongings. Approximately thirty thousand books, manuscripts, paintings, and sculptures tell the story of President Lincoln and the Civil War period in America.

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