Abraham Lincoln, aka Honest Abe, the Rail-Splitter, or the Great Emancipator, was born 209 years ago today, February 12th in Hodgenville, Kentucky.  he died on April 15th, 1865.

He was the 16th president of the United States (1861–65) who preserved the Union during the American Civil War and brought about the emancipation of the slaves. 

Second grade students in Mrs. Banken's art class at Southwest Elementary in Dexter celebrated by created a portrait of Abe Lincoln on his birthday!