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Lincoln, Massachusetts

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Lincoln is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 7,014 at the 2020 census.[1]

Lincoln is reportedly the only town in America named after Lincoln, England (and not the Revolutionary War Major General, Benjamin Lincoln or President Abraham Lincoln).[2]

Paul Revere was captured by British soldiers in Lincoln on the night of April 18, 1775.

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  1. "QuickFacts: Lincoln town, Middlesex County, Massachusetts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  2. "Town History". Lincoln Historical Society. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.

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