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Site Name Lincoln Tomb, Oak Ridge Cemetery Street Address 1500 Monument Avenue City / State / Zip Springfield IL, 62702 Phone number 217-782-2717 Web Page www.state.il.us/hpa   Admission Fee Free. Hours Daily 9:00 A.M.-5:00 P.M. Note: Site closes at 4:00 P.M. Nov.-Feb; closed New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents Day, Election Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. Visitor services Public rest rooms, information, handicapped access. Regular Events None.     Directions From I-55 take Sangamon Avenue exit to 5th Street. Turn left on 5th Street to North Grand; turn right on North Grand Avenue to Monument Avenue; turn right on Monument to the cemetery.
Site Description
The 117-foot-tall tomb is constructed of granite and is the final resting place of President Abraham Lincoln; his wife, Mary; and three of their four children: Edward, William, and Thomas. Near the entrance is a bronze bust of Lincoln. The tomb designer, Larkin Mead, created the monumental bronze military statues and the statue of Lincoln on the terrace. Mead's design has been popularly interpreted as symbolizing Lincoln's role in the preservation of the Union.

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