Lincoln Explained

Lincoln most commonly refers to:

• Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), the sixteenth president of the United States
• Lincoln, England, cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England
• Lincoln, Nebraska, the capital of Nebraska, U.S.
• Lincoln (name), a surname and given name
• Lincoln Motor Company, a Ford brand

Lincoln may also refer to:

Places

Canada

• Lincoln, Alberta
• Lincoln, New Brunswick
• Lincoln Parish, New Brunswick
• Lincoln, Ontario
  • Lincoln (federal electoral district) (former), Ontario
  • Lincoln (provincial electoral district) (former), Ontario

United Kingdom

• Lincoln, England
  • Lincoln (UK Parliament constituency)

United States

• Lincoln, Alabama
• Lincoln, Arkansas
• Lincoln, California, in Placer County
• Lincoln, former name of Clinton, California, in Amador County
• Lincoln, Delaware
• Lincoln, Idaho
• Lincoln, Illinois
• Lincoln, Indiana
• Lincoln, Iowa
• Lincoln Center, Kansas
• Lincoln Parish, Louisiana
• Lincoln, Maine, a New England town
  • Lincoln (CDP), Maine, the primary village in the town
• Lincoln Plantation, Maine
• Lincoln, Massachusetts
• Lincoln, Michigan, a village in Alcona County
• Lincoln, Washtenaw County, Michigan, an unincorporated community
• Lincoln, Missouri
• Lincoln, Minnesota
• Lincoln, Montana
• Lincoln, Nebraska, capital of the state
• Lincoln, New Hampshire
  • Lincoln (CDP), New Hampshire, the main village in the town
• Lincoln, Gloucester County, New Jersey
• Lincoln, New Mexico
• Lincoln, New York
• Lincoln, North Dakota
• Lincoln, Jackson County, Oregon
• Lincoln, Pennsylvania
• Lincoln, Rhode Island
• Lincoln, Texas
• Lincoln, Vermont
• Lincoln, Virginia
• Lincoln, Washington
• Lincoln, West Virginia
• Lincoln, Adams County, Wisconsin, a town
• Lincoln, Bayfield County, Wisconsin, a town
• Lincoln, Buffalo County, Wisconsin, a town
• Lincoln, Burnett County, Wisconsin, a town
• Lincoln, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, a town
• Lincoln, Forest County, Wisconsin, a town
• Lincoln, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, a town
  • Lincoln (community), Wisconsin, Kewaunee County town
• Lincoln, Monroe County, Wisconsin, a town
• Lincoln, Polk County, Wisconsin, a town
• Lincoln, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, a town
• Lincoln, Vilas County, Wisconsin, a town
• Lincoln, Wood County, Wisconsin, a town
• Mount Lincoln (disambiguation), various mountains

Memorials and monuments

• Abraham Lincoln Memorial Monument
• Lincoln Memorial
• Lincoln Monument (Dixon, Illinois)
• Lincoln Monument of Wabash, Indiana

Proposed states

• Lincoln (proposed Northwestern state)
• Lincoln (proposed Southern state)

Elsewhere

• Lincoln, Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Lincoln Partido, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, a partido
• Lincoln, Tasmania, Australia
• Motu One (Marquesas Islands) or Lincoln, French Polynesia

New Zealand

• Lincoln, New Zealand, in the Selwyn District Region of Canterbury, New Zealand
• Lincoln, Auckland, New Zealand

Arts, entertainment and media

Music

• Lincoln Records, an American record label in the 1920s
• Lincoln (album), a 1988 album by They Might Be Giants
• Lincoln (band), an American alternative rock band of the late 1990s

Television

• Lincoln or Carl Sandburg's Lincoln, a 1974 miniseries with Hal Holbrook
• Lincoln (miniseries), a 1988 American TV miniseries starring Sam Waterston
• Lincoln (TV series), a 2005–2013 Japanese variety television show

Other uses in art, entertainment, and media

• Lincoln (play), a 1906 Broadway play by Benjamin Chapin
• Lincoln (novel), a 1984 novel by Gore Vidal
• Lincoln Island, a fictional island in Jules Verne's novel The Mysterious Island
• Lincoln (film), a 2012 film by Steven Spielberg
• Lincoln, one of the Grounders in The 100 TV series

Businesses and brands

• Lincoln Electric, an American company
• Lincoln International, an investment banking firm
• Lincoln Logs, a children's toy
• Lincoln Motor Car Works, making cars sold exclusively by Sears Roebuck 1908–1912
• Lincoln Motor Company, a Ford brand
• Lincoln National Corporation, an insurance company
• Lincoln Snacks Company
• Lincoln (surveillance), a brand of electronic data interception products

Educational institutions

• Lincoln Academy (disambiguation)
• Lincoln Christ's Hospital School, Lincolnshire
• Lincoln College (disambiguation)
• Lincoln Elementary School (disambiguation)
• Lincoln Group of Schools, U.S.
• Lincoln High School (disambiguation)
• Lincoln School (disambiguation)
• Lincoln Tech, a group of schools in New Jersey, US
• Lincoln University (disambiguation)
• Old Lincoln High School, Tallahassee, Florida, US
• University of Lincoln, UK

Military

• Avro Lincoln, a Second World War RAF bomber
• HMS Lincoln, several Royal Navy warships
• USS Abraham Lincoln, two US Navy vessels and several fictitious vessels

Sports

• Lincoln City F.C., an English football club
• Lincoln Red Imps F.C., a semi-professional football club of Gibraltar
• Lincoln (footballer, born 1979), Brazilian midfielder Lincoln Cássio de Souza Soares
• Lincoln (footballer, born 1996), Brazilian defender Lincoln Fernando Rocha da Silva
• Lincoln (footballer, born 1998), Brazilian midfielder Lincoln Henrique Oliveira dos Santos
• Lincoln (footballer, born 2000), Brazilian forward Lincoln Corrêa dos Santos

Transport

Roads

• Lincoln Highway, South Australia
• Lincoln Highway, United States
  • Lincoln Highway (Delaware)
  • Lincoln Highway (Omaha)
  • Lincoln Highway in Greene County, Iowa
• Lincoln Tunnel, between New Jersey and New York
• Lincoln Drive in Philadelphia

Other transport

• Lincoln (1914 automobile), built by the Lincoln Motor Car Company

Other uses

• Lincoln Temple United Church of Christ, a church in Washington, D.C., US
• Lincoln (tree), a sequoia in Giant Forest, California
• Lincoln sheep
• Lincoln (grape) or Catawba grape
• Lincoln biscuit
• Lincoln cent, U.S. coinage
• Lincoln green, a dyed woollen cloth
• Lincoln Way (San Francisco)

See also

• Camp Lincoln (disambiguation)
• Lincoln Bridge (disambiguation)
• Lincoln Cemetery (disambiguation)
• Lincoln Center (disambiguation)
• Lincoln City (disambiguation)
• Lincoln County (disambiguation)
• Lincoln Green, Leeds
• Lincoln Institute (disambiguation)
• Lincoln Heights (disambiguation)
• Lincoln Park (disambiguation)
• Lincoln Speedway (disambiguation)
• Lincoln Square (disambiguation)
• Lincoln station (disambiguation)
• Lincoln Township (disambiguation)
• Lincoln Village (disambiguation)
• Port Lincoln, South Australia
• Lincoln Logs, a children's toy