The following is on the Iowa History Site. This was very interesting about the home and about President Lincolns family. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THE PALIMPSEST The Harlan Home Written by Martha Thomas Dyall At the end of the vista on North Main Street in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, stands an imposing old house with wide verandas and white columns. It is the Harlan Home. Built by Senator James Harlan, it was occupied by him for may years, and during the latter decades of his life it was also the home of the son and grandchildren of Abraham Lincoln. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Debbie Clough Gerischer Iowa Gen Web, Assistant CC, Scott County http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/ IAGENWEB: Special History Project: http://iagenweb.org/history/index.htm Gerischer Family Web Site: http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/