EXPOSED: Abraham Lincoln Birthplace Cabin

Abraham Lincoln was born in the cabin he built with his own two hands.

Is Fact sometimes stranger than Fiction?

What is the "naughty little secret" at the heart of "good history?"

In Lies Across America, James W. Loewen continues his mission, begun in the award-winning Lies My Teacher Told Me, of overturning the myths and misinformation that too often pass for American history. This is a one-of-a-kind examination of historic sites all over the country where history is literally written on the landscape, including historical markers, monuments, historic houses, forts, and ships.

What do our local historic markers choose to commemorate?

What stories do we wish they'd forget?