History of Mt. Zion
Abe Lincoln in Macon County
In 1830 at the age of 21, young Abe with his family traveled from Indiana to a site his father Tom has selected on the Sangamon River just west of Decatur. They undoubtedly would have passed through Mt. Zion, at the time called Wilson Post Office, since this was the only road from the east in this part of the country. The Wilson Post Office then located on Main Street near the present day Heritage Park, would have been an inviting place for the Lincoln Family to rest their oxen and horses.
