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§218 Addition of Land

Title 16 › Chapter 1— NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter XXIII— ABRAHAM LINCOLN BIRTHPLACE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK › § 218

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Approximately six acres described in two recorded deeds are added to and made part of the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park in Kentucky. The first deed is dated June 15, 1945, from J. R. Howell and Mattie Johnson Howell and W. L. Ferrill and Minnie Ferrill, recorded June 25, 1946 in Larue County deed book 58, page 262. The second is a quitclaim deed from Carl J. Howell and Dorothy N. Howell, recorded April 18, 1947 in Larue County deed book 59, page 435.

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Title 16, §218

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The approximately six acres of land described in the following recorded deeds to the United States are added to and made a part of the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park in the State of Kentucky:
(a)Deed of conveyance to the United States, dated June 15, 1945, made and entered into by and between J. R. Howell and Mattie Johnson Howell, his wife, and W. L. Ferrill and Minnie Ferrill, his wife, of Hodgenville, Larue County, Kentucky, recorded on June 25, 1946, in deed book numbered 58, page 262, in the records of the county of Larue, Kentucky; and
(b)Quitclaim deed to the United States, made and entered into by and between Carl J. Howell and Dorothy N. Howell, his wife, of Hodgenville, Larue County, Kentucky, recorded on April 18, 1947, in deed book numbered 59, page 435, in the records of the county of Larue, Kentucky.

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Change of Name

“Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park” substituted for “Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site” in introductory provisions pursuant to Pub. L. 111–11. “Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site” substituted for “Abraham Lincoln National Historical Park” in introductory provisions pursuant to Pub. L. 86–231.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 218

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Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60