Lincoln

Web site: http://www.lincolnnh.org

Population: 1,229 (1990); 1,271 (2000); 1,317 (2006)

Overview
Long before Abraham Lincoln's birth, this town was named in 1764 for Henry Clinton, ninth Earl of Lincoln, a cousin to the Wentworths. He held the position of Comptroller of Customs for the port of London under George II and George III, which was important to trade between America and England. In 1772, on claim of forfeiture by Sir Francis Bernard and others, a regrant was issued. However, a court decision in the case of Landaff and Dartmouth College that such forfeiture was illegal returned ownership to the original grant recipients. A portion of Lincoln, known as Pullman, was one of the earliest lumber towns. Lincoln is second-largest town in land area; only Pittsburg is larger.

Geography
Region: White Mountains
County: Grafton
Distance from:
o Manchester, NH: 82 miles
o Boston, MA: 133 miles
o New York, NY: 337 miles
o Montreal, Quebec: 230 miles

Town Hall
P.O. Box 25
Lincoln, NH 03251
Phone: 603-745-2757
Fax: 603-745-6743

Municipal Information
Government: Selectmen
Planning Board: Appointed
Police Department: Full time
Fire Department: Not full time
Nearest Hospital: Speare Memorial; Littleton Regional in Plymouth; Littleton (24 miles)

Election Districts
State House District: 11
State Senate District: 1
Executive Council District: 1
U.S. Congress House of Representatives District: 2

Schools
Lincoln Woodstock Regional School District
http://www.lin-wood.k12.nh.us/
http://www.lin-wood.org

Services
Lincoln Police Department
PO Box 488
148 Main St
Lincoln, NH 03251
(603) 745-2238

Lincoln Fire Department
16 Church St
Lincoln, NH 03251
Business Tel: 603-745-2344
Fax: 603-745-6743

Lincoln Public Library
148 Main
Lincoln, NH 03251
(603) 745-8159
library@lincolnnh.org
http://www.lincoln.lib.nh.us/

Utilities
Electric: NH Electric Coop.
Gas: Liquid propane gas
Water Supplier: Lincoln Water Works
Sanitation: Municipal
Curbside Trash Pickup: No
Telephone: Verizon
Cable television service: Yes