It doesn't impress like George Washington's plantation on the Potomac, but Lincoln's home in downtown Springfield, Illinois, has proved irresistible to visitors since it opened to the public.

林肯在伊利诺伊州斯普林菲尔德市中心的家不像乔治·华盛顿在波托马克河畔的种植园那样可以给人留下深刻印象，但自从向公众开放以来，就吸引了无数游客。

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The Donner party left Springfield, Illinois, in April 1846.

唐纳之队在1846年4月离开伊利诺伊的斯普林菲尔德。

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Our first stop: Springfield, Illinois, home of Abraham Lincoln.

第一站我们来到亚伯拉罕林肯的家乡---伊利诺伊州斯普林菲尔德城。

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So, for the first time in state history, the Illinois House of Representatives in Springfield voted Friday to impeach the governor.

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President Obama will return to Illinois to celebrate Abraham Lincoln's two hundredth birthday at a big dinner in Springfield this Thursday.

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So Missus Lincoln decided that the president's final resting place would be in the quiet, beautiful Oak Ridge Cemetery outside their home town of Springfield,Illinois.

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He will launch a string of rallies with his running mate on Saturday in Springfield, Illinois.

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Another story that I've read over and over comes from Kelly Wickham, an assistant principal in Springfield, Illinois.

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Thousands of cheering supporters gathered Saturday for the rally in Springfield, Illinois, where Obama announced his candidacy last year.

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