Boonville, Indiana
History
History
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Boonville was founded in 1818 and named for Jesse Boon, father of [Ratliff Boon](/wiki/Ratliff_Boon "Ratliff Boon"). A post office has been in operation at Boonville since 1820\. Boonville was incorporated in 1858\.

President [Abraham Lincoln](/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln "Abraham Lincoln") studied law in Boonville. When Abraham Lincoln and his family moved from Kentucky to present\-day Spencer County in 1816, their homestead was then considered to be within Boonville's Warrick County boundaries. The future president frequently walked to Boonville to borrow books and watch local attorney John Brackenridge argue cases, thus earning Boonville the distinction of being "where Lincoln learned the law."


Are there any notable landmarks or institutions in Boonville related to Abraham Lincoln's life?