Abraham Lincoln The Railsplitter Statue

Happy Birthday Abe!

Now I bring you Abraham Lincoln if he had been a hippie. OK, not really, but I at least think he looks kind of like a hippie here...

This is "The Railsplitter," a 30-foot tall ax-wielding fiberglass statue of a young Abraham Lincoln stands tall at the Illinois State Fairgrounds. It was created in 1968 by Springfield's own Carl W. Rinnus, for Illinois's sesquicentennial.

Site: "The Railsplitter" - statue of Abraham Lincoln
Location: Illinois State Fairgrounds, 801 Sangamon Avenue, Springfield, Illinois 62794
Cost: Free to see.
Hours: Open when the grounds are open.
Date: July 15, 2007