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  2. Lincoln, California - Wikipedia

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    Lincoln is a city in Placer County, California, United States, part of the Sacramento metropolitan area. Located ten miles north of Roseville in an area of rapid suburban development, it grew 282 percent between 2000 and 2010, making it the fastest-growing city over 10,000 people in the U.S. Its 2019 population was estimated to be 48,275.

  3. Lincoln University (California) - Wikipedia

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    History. Named to honor the life and work of President Abraham Lincoln, Lincoln University was founded and chartered under the laws of California in 1926. The first university officers were Benjamin Franklin Lickey, president, and Edward J. Silver, vice president and educational director.

  4. Gladding, McBean - Wikipedia

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    History Founding Gladding, McBean factory in Lincoln, California. Charles Gladding (1828–1894) was born in Buffalo, New York, served as a first lieutenant in the Union Army during the Civil War, and later moved to Chicago, where he engaged in the clay sewer pipe business.

  5. Route of the Lincoln Highway - Wikipedia

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    The Lincoln Highway crossed Prairie Creek in southwestern Platte County, Nebraska on this bridge. This is part of a 1.2-mile (2.0 km) section of the highway that is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Traveling westward from the Douglas Street Bridge. West to 18th or 24th Street depending on year.

  6. California in the American Civil War - Wikipedia

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    In 1862, five companies of the 2nd Massachusetts Cavalry (also known as The California 100 and the California Cavalry Battalion) were enrolled and mustered into service, and sent to Massachusetts. They left San Francisco by sea for service in the east. The California Battalion consisted of Companies A, C, F, L, and M.

  7. Lincoln's Birthday - Wikipedia

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    Black History Month has its origin in 19th-century celebrations of Lincoln's Birthday by African-American communities in the United States. By the early 20th century, black communities were annually celebrating Lincoln's birthday in conjunction with the birthday of former slave and abolitionist Frederick Douglass on February 14. [13]

  8. History of California before 1900 - Wikipedia

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    Pre-Columbian history (c. 13,000 BC – 1530 AD) European exploration (1530–1765) Spanish colonization and governance (1697–1821) Russian colonization (1812–1841) Mexican Alta California (1821–1846) California Republic and the Mexican–American War (1846–1848) California under the United States (beginning 1848)

  9. Lincoln Memorial Shrine - Wikipedia

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    The Lincoln Memorial Shrine in Redlands, California is a memorial and research center dedicated to the memory of Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States of America. Opened on February 12, 1932, by local philanthropist Robert Watchorn as a monument to his deceased and only son, Emory Ewart Watchorn.

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