We are the home and originator of the National American Legion Pilgrimage to the Tomb of Abraham Lincoln. In 1935 the World War I Veterans and members of Springfield Post No. 32 decided to honor President Lincoln, Springfield's #1 Son, on his birthday (February 12th) each year. Since that first February 12, 1935, and each and every year since, Springfield Post 32 has sponsored this commemoration of President Abraham Lincoln's birthday, in his Hometown, Springfield, Illinois