It depicts Lincoln using surveyor tools like the ones he owned when he lived in
this village and worked in the surrounding area. The inscription on the base
reads, "A. Lincoln - Deputy Surveyor, Sangamon County, Illinois 1833-1837."
The base also reads, "Unsuspecting as he was in this place, young
Lincoln's honesty and fairness as a surveyor, and his knowledge of
the land and its people, set him on a journey that led to the Presidency
of the United States." The Illinois Professional Land Surveyors Association
commissioned the statue.McClarey Statue in
New Salem State Park, Illinois
One of the newer Lincoln statues in New Salem, this life-size bronze
work was designed by John McClarey of Decatur, Illinois. It was dedicated on
October 4, 2003, to the staff and volunteers of Lincoln's New Salem
State Historic Site, and stands near the Visitor Center.
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