Lincoln’s Hildene

Summer Home of Son of Civil War President

Eastward on the hillside can be seen the Manchester estate of Robert Todd Lincoln, eldest son of President Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd Lincoln. He became fond of Vermont, and for over twenty years made this his summer home. He died here July 25, 1926.

Vermont Historic Site Commission

Marker is on Main Street/Ethan Allen Highway (Vermont Route 7A) near Hildene Road, on the right when traveling north.

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