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| National Park Service      | Lincoln Boyhood  |   | Lincoln City,     |
|                            | National         |   | Indiana           |
| U.S. Department of the     | Memorial         |   |                   |
| Interior                   |                  |   | 812-937-4541      |
|                            | Use the complete |   | phone             |
|                            | site name here   |   |                   |
|                            | (e.g. Palo Alto  |   | 812-937-9929 fax  |
|                            | Battlefield      |   |                   |
|                            | Historic Site).  |   |                   |
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**Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial** News Release

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September 5, 2007

For Immediate Release

**Visitors Understand the Significance of Lincoln Boyhood National
Memorial**

Ever wondered why a national park was set aside for the future? When a
park, monument, recreation area, or other unit of the National Park
System is established, Congress states in the legislation a primary
purpose or significance. Each year since 1998 via a visitor survey
project, the National Park Service has asked its visitors to describe
what they feel is nationally significant about the parks they visit.
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial conducted its 2007 survey during the
month of June and has recently received the results. The good news:
89**% of visitors to Indiana\'s first national park are understanding
the significant resources and values of Lincoln Boyhood.** The annual
goal is for at least 86% of visitors to understand the park\'s
significance so Lincoln Boyhood successfully accomplished its goal in
2007.

The significance of Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial as stated in the
park\'s Strategic Plan and based on enabling legislation is: *Lincoln
Boyhood National Memorial is the site where Abraham Lincoln spent 14
formative years of his life from age 7 to 21. During this period Lincoln
grew physically and intellectually into a man. The site contains the
farm of Thomas Lincoln, Abraham\'s father, and the marked gravesite of
Lincoln\'s mother, Nancy Hanks Lincoln. Lincoln Boyhood National
Memorial is also significant because it represents an important
expression of the Nation\'s respect and reverence for Abraham Lincoln.*

Visitors are also asked to comment on the overall quality of facilities,
services, and recreational opportunities. 97% noted a satisfaction level
of good to very good, exceeding the national goal of the National Park
Service to achieve an 85% satisfaction level. Of special note is the
100% satisfaction level expressed by visitors with the park\'s summer
ranger programs and a 97% satisfaction level with the assistance
received from the National Park Service employees. This survey is a part
of the National Park Service\'s support of the Government Performance
and Results Act, a Congressional act that requires federal agencies to
report their annual accomplishments in consultation with the American
people.\
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For more information on Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial and its
activities, visit
[[http://www.nps.gov/](http://www.nps.gov/badl)libo]{.underline} or call
(812) 937-4541.