Abraham Lincoln never lived in Nebraska.
Historical records indicate that Abraham Lincoln never even set foot in the state of Nebraska.
Although, while Abraham Lincoln never lived in Nebraska or set foot in Nebraska, he did look across the Missouri River at Omaha from Council Bluffs, Iowa, in August of 1859.
Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin near Hodgenville on February 12th, 1809.
And Abraham Lincoln also grew up on the frontier from age 7 through his teenage years.
Abraham Lincoln also lived in Springfield, MO for many years as a lawyer and a politician until he moved to Washington, D.C. as president.
The city of Lincoln, Nebraska was also named in honor of Abraham Lincoln in 1869 after it became the state capital.
And as president, Abraham Lincoln also designated nearby Omaha, Nebraska as the starting point for the transcontinental railroad.
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States and served as president of the United States from 1861, until he was assassinated in 1865.
Abraham Lincoln also led the United States through the American Civil War, defeating the Confederacy and playing a major role in the abolition of slavery.
Abraham Lincoln was a also a Republican as he became the first Republican president of the United States in 1860.
Before joining the Republican Party in 1856, he was a member of the Whig Party.
Political Party History of Abraham Lincoln:
Early Career (Whig Party): Abraham Lincoln started his political life as a member of the Whig Party, serving in the Illinois legislature and the U.S. House of Representatives.
Joining the Republicans: The Whig Party broke apart over the issue of slavery.
Abraham Lincoln joined the newly formed Republican Party in 1856, which opposed letting slavery expand into new western territories.
Abraham Lincoln won the presidential election in 1860 as a Republican, running against a divided Democratic Party.
President Abraham Lincoln was also assassinated by John Wilkes booth to avenge the defeated Confederacy, preserve white supremacy and also throw the United States government into chaos.
John Wilkes Booth was enraged after he heard Abraham Lincoln give a public speech on April 11th, 1865, expressing support for granting voting rights to freed Black men and as an ardent Confederate sympathizer and supporter of slavery, John Wilkes Booth viewed Abraham Lincolns policies and the destruction of the Confederacy as tyranny.
John Wilkes Booth and his co-conspirators had originally plotted to kidnap Abraham Lincoln, but instead shifted to the assassination after Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered in April of 1865.
And John Wilkes Booth also orchestrated a simultaneous plot to kill Abraham Lincoln, Vice President Andrew Johnson and Secretary of State William H. Seward to paralyze the federal government and allow the South to resume the Civil War.