Lincoln
Encyclopedia
Lincoln commonly refers to:
Lincoln may also refer to:
Australia
Canada
French Polynesia
New Zealand
United Kingdom
United States
United States (continued)
Other and disambiguation pages
- Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States
- Lincoln, England
- Lincoln, NebraskaLincoln, NebraskaThe City of Lincoln is the capital and the second-most populous city of the US state of Nebraska. Lincoln is also the county seat of Lancaster County and the home of the University of Nebraska. Lincoln's 2010 Census population was 258,379....
, the state's capital - Lincoln (automobile)Lincoln (automobile)Lincoln is an American luxury vehicle brand of the Ford Motor Company. Lincoln vehicles are sold mostly in North America.-History:The company was founded in August 1915 by Henry M. Leland, one of the founders of Cadillac . During World War I, he left Cadillac which was sold to General Motors...
, a luxury brand of the Ford Motor Company - Lincoln (surname)Lincoln (surname)-Family of President Abraham Lincoln:*Abraham Lincoln , the 16th US president*Samuel Lincoln , immigrant ancestor of the president*Abraham Lincoln , grandfather of the president...
, people with the surname Lincoln
Lincoln may also refer to:
Places
Argentina- Lincoln, Buenos Aires ProvinceLincoln, Buenos Aires ProvinceLincoln is a city in the province of Buenos Aires in Argentina. It is the capital of the district of Lincoln .The district of Lincoln was established on July 19, 1865, during a redistricting of Buenos Aires Province....
, Argentina - Lincoln PartidoLincoln PartidoThe Partido de Lincoln is a partido of the Buenos Aires Province is located in the north-east of the province in central Argentina.The provincial subdivision has a population of about 41,000 inhabitants in an area of , and its head city is Lincoln which is located from Buenos Aires.-Settlements:*...
, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Australia
- Port Lincoln, South AustraliaPort Lincoln, South Australia- Transport :Port Lincoln is the port for the isolated narrow gauge Eyre Peninsular Railway.There is also a subsidiary port at Proper Bay which may be restored to use for iron ore traffic. The export of iron ore through Port Lincoln has been approved by the South Australian Government. Port...
Canada
- Lincoln, New BrunswickLincoln, New BrunswickLincoln is a Canadian suburban community in Sunbury County, New Brunswick.Located on the west bank of the Saint John River between Fredericton and Oromocto, Lincoln was one of the original United Empire Loyalist settlements established in the province following the American Revolution.The current...
, Canada - Lincoln, OntarioLincoln, OntarioLincoln is a town on Lake Ontario in the Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada. The town's administrative and commercial centre is in the community of Beamsville.-Geography:...
, Canada - Lincoln (electoral district)Lincoln (electoral district)Lincoln was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1883 and from 1904 to 1997. It was on the Niagara Peninsula in the Canadian province of Ontario...
, a former federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada
French Polynesia
- Motu One (Marquesas Islands) or Lincoln, French Polynesia
New Zealand
- Lincoln, New ZealandLincoln, New ZealandLincoln is a town in the Selwyn District of Canterbury, New Zealand. The town has a population of 2,727.-Location:It is located on the Canterbury Plains to the west of Banks Peninsula, 22 kilometres south of Christchurch.-History:...
United Kingdom
- City of Lincoln, Lincolnshire
- Lincoln GreenLincoln GreenLincoln Green is an area of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The area is mainly residential with a small local shopping centre. The area also has public houses and a working men's club . Most housing in Lincoln Green is council owned high rise flats, these are in a significantly worse condition then...
, England - Lincoln (UK Parliament constituency)Lincoln (UK Parliament constituency)Lincoln is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
- County of Lincoln, archaic name for county of LincolnshireLincolnshireLincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
, England
United States
- Lincoln, AlabamaLincoln, AlabamaLincoln is a city in Talladega County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 4,577. It was named for Major General Benjamin Lincoln, who served in the American Army during the Revolutionary War.-Geography:...
- Lincoln, ArkansasLincoln, ArkansasLincoln is a city in Washington County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 1,752 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Fayetteville–Springdale–Rogers, AR-MO Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
- Lincoln, CaliforniaLincoln, CaliforniaLincoln is a city in Placer County, California, United States located in the metropolitan area of Sacramento. The population was 42,819 at the 2010 census, with a growth rate of 282.1 percent since 2000 , making it the fastest growing city in the U.S...
, in Placer County - Lincoln, Madera County, CaliforniaLincoln, Madera County, CaliforniaLincoln is a former settlement in Madera County, California. It was located on the Chowchilla Pacific Railroad south-southwest of Chowchilla, at an elevation of 171 feet . Lincoln still appeared on maps as of 1918....
- Lincoln, DelawareLincoln, DelawareLincoln is a small unincorporated community in northern Sussex County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Seaford, Delaware Micropolitan Statistical Area. The planner that originally laid out the town planned for it to become the county seat. Lincoln lies on U.S. Route 113 between...
- Lincoln, IllinoisLincoln, IllinoisLincoln is a city in Logan County, Illinois, United States. It is the only town in the United States that was named for Abraham Lincoln before he became president; he practiced law there from 1847 to 1859. First settled in the 1830s, Lincoln is home to three colleges and two prisons. The three...
- Lincoln, IndianaLincoln, IndianaLincoln is an unincorporated town in Jackson Township, Cass County, Indiana....
- Lincoln, IowaLincoln, IowaLincoln is a city in Tama County, Iowa, United States. The population was 182 at the 2000 census. Before 1920, the community was known as Berlin.-Geography:Lincoln is located at ....
- Lincoln, Kansas
- Lincoln Parish, LouisianaLincoln Parish, LouisianaLincoln Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Ruston. In 2004, its population was estimated to be 42,382...
- Lincoln, Maine
- Lincoln Plantation, MaineLincoln Plantation, MaineLincoln Plantation is a plantation in Oxford County, Maine, United States. It contains the village of Wilson's Mills. The population was 46 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
- Lincoln, MassachusettsLincoln, MassachusettsLincoln is a town in the historic area of Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 6,362 at the 2010 census, including residents of Hanscom Air Force Base that live within town limits...
- Lincoln, MichiganLincoln, MichiganLincoln is a village in Alcona County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 364 at the 2000 census. The village is situated on the boundary between Gustin Township on the south and Hawes Township on the north and is approximately evenly divided between them...
- Lincoln, MissouriLincoln, MissouriLincoln is a city in Benton County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,083 at the 2009 census.-Geography:Lincoln is located at ....
- Lincoln, MontanaLincoln, MontanaLincoln is a census-designated place in Lewis and Clark County, Montana, United States. The population was 1,100 at the 2000 census. Its elevation is 4536 feet above sea level.Lincoln is part of the Helena Micropolitan Statistical Area....
- Lincoln, NebraskaLincoln, NebraskaThe City of Lincoln is the capital and the second-most populous city of the US state of Nebraska. Lincoln is also the county seat of Lancaster County and the home of the University of Nebraska. Lincoln's 2010 Census population was 258,379....
- Lincoln, New HampshireLincoln, New HampshireLincoln is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. It is the second-largest town by area in New Hampshire. The population was 1,662 at the 2010 census. The town is home to the New Hampshire Highland Games and to a portion of Franconia Notch State Park. Set in the White Mountains,...
- Lincoln, New MexicoLincoln, New MexicoLincoln is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States, located approximately 57 miles west of Roswell and just south of the Lincoln National Forest. The town had a population of about 800 in 1888, and Main Street has been beautifully preserved by current residents....
United States (continued)
- Lincoln, New YorkLincoln, New YorkLincoln is a town in Madison County, New York, United States. The population was 1,818 at the 2000 census.The Town of Lincoln is in the north-central part of the county.- History :...
- Lincoln, North DakotaLincoln, North DakotaAs of the census of 2000, there were 1,730 people, 527 households, and 452 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,700.3 people per square mile . There were 541 housing units at an average density of 531.7 per square mile...
- Lincoln, PennsylvaniaLincoln, PennsylvaniaLincoln is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,072 at the 2010 census.As of 2009, the mayor is Nick Vay.Lincoln does not have its own post office...
- Lincoln, Rhode IslandLincoln, Rhode IslandLincoln is a town in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 21,105 at the 2010 census. Lincoln is located in northeastern Rhode Island, north of Providence....
- Lincoln, TexasLincoln, TexasLincoln is an unincorporated community in central Lee County, Texas, United States. It lies along U.S. Route 77 north of the city of Giddings, the county seat of Lee County. Its elevation is 371 feet . Although Lincoln is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of...
- Lincoln, VermontLincoln, VermontLincoln is a town in Addison County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,214 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 44.0 square miles , of which 44.0 square miles is land and 0.04 square mile is...
- Lincoln, VirginiaLincoln, VirginiaLincoln is an historic unincorporated village in the Loudoun Valley of Loudoun County, Virginia, located approximately south of Purcellville. It was established as the community of Goose Creek during the 1750s by Quaker settlers and renamed Lincoln after the president shortly after his...
- Lincoln, WashingtonLincoln, WashingtonLincoln is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Washington, United States, in the eastern part of the state. Located on the shores of Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake, it lies 7 mi northeast of Creston. Its elevation is 1,394 feet . Although it is unincorporated, it has a post...
- Lincoln, Wisconsin (disambiguation) (12 places)
- Lincoln (Northwest state), proposal for a new U.S. state
- Lincoln (South state), proposal for a new U.S. state
- Clinton, CaliforniaClinton, CaliforniaClinton is an unincorporated community in Amador County, California. It is located south of Pine Grove, at an elevation of 1972 feet . Clinton was the center of a placer mining community during the 1850s and of quartz mining as late as the 1880s...
or Lincoln - Lincoln, Utah, a ghost town in Utah
Other and disambiguation pages
- Lincoln City (disambiguation)
- Lincoln County (disambiguation)
- Lincoln Township (disambiguation)
- Lincoln Village (disambiguation)
Educational institutions
- The Academy at LincolnThe Academy at LincolnThe Academy at Lincoln is a Middle School located in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. It is a magnet school for the Very Strong Needs program, performing arts, and global studies. The school is noted for its VSN program, making it a very prestigious academic school.-History:The Academy...
, a middle school in Greensboro, North Carolina - Lincoln AcademyLincoln AcademyLincoln Academy is a small, independent secondary school located in Newcastle, Maine. Chartered in 1801, the school serves 17 towns in the Lincoln County area of Midcoast Maine...
, a high school in Newcastle, Maine - Lincoln College (disambiguation)
- Lincoln Elementary School (disambiguation)
- Lincoln High School (disambiguation)
- Lincoln School (disambiguation)
- Lincoln University (disambiguation)
- Old Lincoln High School (Tallahassee, Florida)Old Lincoln High School (Tallahassee, Florida)Lincoln High School was a high school located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States during segregation. It is commonly referred to as "Historic Lincoln High School" or "Old Lincoln". It is no longer a functioning school....
Media
- Lincoln (album)Lincoln (album)Lincoln is the second album by the band They Might Be Giants. It was released in 1988 . The album is named after John Linnell and John Flansburgh's boyhood home of Lincoln, Massachusetts. The two men pictured are Linnell's great-grandfather, Lewis T...
, a 1988 album by They Might Be Giants - Lincoln (band)Lincoln (band)Lincoln was an American alternative rock band consisting of four members: Chris Temple , Gonzalo Martinez De La Cotera , Danny Weinkauf , and Dan Miller . They were based in New York City...
, an American nerd pop band of the late 1990s - Lincoln (2012 film)Lincoln (2012 film)Lincoln is an upcoming 2012 biographical drama film directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Daniel Day-Lewis as Abraham Lincoln and Sally Field as Mary Todd Lincoln....
, an in-development film by Steven Spielberg - Lincoln (novel)Lincoln (novel)Lincoln is a historical novel, part of the Narratives of Empire series by Gore Vidal.Set during the American Civil War, the novel describes the presidency of Abraham Lincoln through the eyes of several historical figures, including presidential secretary John Hay, First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln,...
, a 1984 novel by Gore Vidal - Lincoln (variety show)Lincoln (variety show)LINCOLN is a Japanese variety show. It premiered on October 18, 2005, and airs on TBS every Tuesday nights. Hosted by Downtown, it features seven other owarai geinin in its regular cast, and has several recurring younger, more inexperienced comedians as guests.The show uses Abraham Lincoln as its...
, a Japanese variety show - Lincoln (1988 film), a telefilm starring Sam WaterstonSam WaterstonSamuel Atkinson "Sam" Waterston is an American actor and occasional producer and director. Among other roles, he is noted for his Academy Award-nominated portrayal of Sydney Schanberg in 1984's The Killing Fields, and his Golden Globe- and Screen Actors Guild Award-winning portrayal of Jack McCoy...
- Lincoln RecordsLincoln RecordsLincoln Records was a United States record label in the 1920s.The bulk of material on Lincoln were dance tunes recorded by bands of no particular note. Lincoln Records filled a market niche for people who wanted inexpensive, danceable records of popular tunes and did not particularly care who...
, a United States record label in the 1920s
Transport
- Lincoln HighwayLincoln HighwayThe Lincoln Highway was the first road across the United States of America.Conceived and promoted by entrepreneur Carl G. Fisher, the Lincoln Highway spanned coast-to-coast from Times Square in New York City to Lincoln Park in San Francisco, originally through 13 states: New York, New Jersey,...
, the first road across America - Lincoln Highway (Australia)Lincoln Highway (Australia)Lincoln Highway links Port Augusta and Port Lincoln, both located in South Australia, a distance of 327 kilometres. It was formerly designated as National Route Alternate 1 and is currently B100....
, in southern Australia - HMS LincolnHMS LincolnThree ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Lincoln after the city of Lincoln: was a 48-gun fifth rate launched in 1695. She foundered in 1703. was a Town class destroyer originally in service with the US Navy as . She was transferred to the Royal Navy in 1940, lent to the Norwegian Navy in...
, several Royal Navy warships - Avro LincolnAvro LincolnThe Avro Type 694, better known as the Avro Lincoln, was a British four-engined heavy bomber, which first flew on 9 June 1944. Developed from the Avro Lancaster, the first Lincoln variants were known initially as the Lancaster IV and V, but were renamed Lincoln I and II...
, an RAF bomber that first flew in 1943 - Lincoln Motor Car WorksLincoln Motor Car WorksLincoln Motor Car Works was an automobile company in Chicago, Illinois. It produced cars for Sears Roebuck from 1908 until 1912. Nine models were offered, priced between US$325 and $475, with the Model L advertised at $495 complete. They were sold by mail, out of the Sears catalog...
, a company that produced cars sold exclusively by mail order by the Sears Roebuck Company from 1908 until 1912 - Lincoln (automobile)Lincoln (automobile)Lincoln is an American luxury vehicle brand of the Ford Motor Company. Lincoln vehicles are sold mostly in North America.-History:The company was founded in August 1915 by Henry M. Leland, one of the founders of Cadillac . During World War I, he left Cadillac which was sold to General Motors...
, a company founded in 1917 to build aero engines and now a luxury car brand of Ford Motor Company
Rail stations
- Lincoln railway station, Lincoln, England
- Lincoln, Illinois (Amtrak station)Lincoln, Illinois (Amtrak station)The Lincoln, Illinois Amtrak station is a brick railroad depot built for the Chicago and Alton Railroad. It also served the Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad before becoming part of the Amtrak system in 1971...
- Lincoln, Nebraska (Amtrak station)Lincoln, Nebraska (Amtrak station)The Lincoln Amtrak station is a train station in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system. It is served daily by the California Zephyr....
- Lincoln, New Hampshire (Amtrak station), an Amtrak station
- Lincoln (MBTA station)Lincoln (MBTA station)Lincoln is a passenger rail station on MBTA Commuter Rail's Fitchburg Line. It has an unusual layout that can be confusing to anyone who is not familiar with it. There are 2 tracks and 2 side platforms which are both alongside the outbound track. The two platforms are separated by Lincoln Rd....
, Lincoln, Massachusetts - Lincoln (RTD)Lincoln (RTD)Lincoln is an island platformed RTD light rail station in Lone Tree, Colorado, United States. Operating as part of the E and F Lines, the station was opened on November 17, 2006, and is operated by the Regional Transportation District. It is the current terminus for Southeast Corridor trains that...
, a transit station in Lone Tree, Colorado
Other uses
- Lincoln (footballer)Lincoln (footballer)Lincoln Cássio de Souza Soares , commonly known as Lincoln, is a Brazilian football Attacking midfielder who is currently playing for Avaí in the Brazilian Série A, on loan from Palmeiras.-Atlético Mineiro:...
, Brazilian football player - Lincoln (sheep)Lincoln (sheep)The Lincoln, sometimes called the Lincoln Longwool, is a breed of sheep from England. The Lincoln is the largest British sheep, developed specifically to produce the heaviest, longest and most lustrous fleece of any breed in the world. Great numbers were exported to many countries to improve the...
- Lincoln (grape), another name for the Catawba grape
- Lincoln biscuitLincoln biscuitThe Lincoln is a short dough biscuit, a member of the genus, shortcake biscuits. It has a pattern of dots on the top in concentric circles . The McVitie's version had the word 'Lincoln' embossed on to the biscuit at the centre...
- Lincoln centLincoln centBelow are the mintage figures for the Lincoln penny-Mintage figures:Lincoln wheat cent, 1909-1958 Lincoln Memorial cent, 1959-1982 ...
, U.S. coinage - Lincoln City F.C.Lincoln City F.C.Lincoln City Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Lincoln, Lincolnshire. The club are currently members of the Conference National in 2011–12 following relegation from the Football League....
, an English football club - Lincoln greenLincoln greenLincoln green is the color of dyed woollen cloth associated with Robin Hood and his merry men in Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire. The dyers of Lincoln, a cloth town in the high Middle Ages, produced the cloth by dyeing it with woad to give it a strong blue, then overdyeing it yellow with weld or...
, a dyed woollen cloth - Lincoln InternationalLincoln InternationalLincoln International is an independent investment bank specializing in advisory services and financings for middle-market companies. The firm provides a variety of advisory services including mergers & acquisitions, fairness opinions, debt and restructuring advisory. The firm completed more than...
, an investment banking firm - Lincoln Island, a fictional island in Jules Verne's The Mysterious IslandThe Mysterious IslandThe Mysterious Island is a novel by Jules Verne, published in 1874. The original edition, published by Hetzel, contains a number of illustrations by Jules Férat. The novel is a sequel to Verne's famous Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea and In Search of the Castaways, though thematically it is...
- The Lincoln MemorialLincoln MemorialThe Lincoln Memorial is an American memorial built to honor the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. It is located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The architect was Henry Bacon, the sculptor of the main statue was Daniel Chester French, and the painter of the interior...
- Lincoln National CorporationLincoln National CorporationLincoln National Corporation is a Fortune 200 American holding company, which operates multiple insurance and investment management businesses through subsidiary companies...
, an insurance and asset management company - Lincoln–Lee Legion temperance organization
- Lincoln Snacks CompanyLincoln Snacks CompanyThe Lincoln Snacks Company was a manufacturer of caramelized popcorn and popcorn/nut mixes. Lincoln Snacks’ products are produced in Lincoln, Nebraska and sold nationally under the Poppycock, Fiddle Faddle and Screaming Yellow Zonkers brand names. Lincoln Snacks became a subsidiary of ConAgra...
- Lincoln Temple United Church of ChristLincoln Temple United Church of ChristLincoln Temple United Church of Christ is a congregation of the United Church of Christ located in the Shaw neighborhood in the Northwest Quadrant of Washington, D.C...
, historic church located in Washington, D.C.
See also
- Camp Lincoln (disambiguation)
- Lincoln Center (disambiguation)Lincoln Center (disambiguation)Lincoln Center may refer to several places in the United States:* The Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City** Lincoln Center Institute...
- Lincoln Institute (disambiguation)
- Lincoln Heights (disambiguation)
- Lincoln Park (disambiguation)
- Lincoln Square (disambiguation)
- Mount Lincoln (disambiguation)