Over the next three years, Lincoln Memorial Garden, a 100-acre retreat along the shores of Lake Springfield, will host a series of events highlighting the Garden’s 75th Anniversary and the activities of the dedicated people who made it happen.
We will commemorate the anniversary of the planting of the first acorns, the dedication of the Lincoln Council Ring, and the formal presentation of the Garden to the City of Springfield.
One very determined woman made it all happen. In the early 1930s, Harriet Knudson, a gardening enthusiast and civic volunteer, approached Springfield’s mayor with an idea. She suggested that land be set aside on the shore of the city’s future lake for a garden to honor Abraham Lincoln’s legacy. The mayor agreed -- if Mrs. Knudson could find sponsors for the project. She successfully engaged the Garden Club of Illinois and convinced Jens Jensen, a nationally renowned landscape architect, to design the Garden. READ FULL ARTICLE HERE.
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