Visit Farmington Plantation for a tour of their new exhibit "Lincoln and Farmington: An Enduring Friendship" and enjoy lunch in the Carriage House at Farmington. Cost is $15 per person. Registration is required (deadline August 11; 812-944-7336). Please note that the museum house at Farmington is not currently handicap-accessible and visitors will be required to negotiate two flights of stairs during the tour. The group will meet at Farmington. Sponsored by the Carnegie Center, Inc.
From Farmington's website: "Lincoln and Farmington: An Enduring Friendship" presents the Kentucky hemp plantation as experienced by the young, Illinois attorney during his three-week visit in 1841. As a guest of the Speed family at Farmington, Abraham Lincoln participated in the luxurious lifestyle enjoyed by Southern planters and experienced, first hand, the complex and intimate interracial relationships within the plantation community. Learn more at: http://www.historichomes.org/farmington/.
Contact Information
- Farmington Historic Plantation
- 3033 Bardstown Road, Louisville, KY 40205
- 812-944-7336
Event Time
- Monday, August 17, 2009
- 8:00 PM
Price
- $15 per person

