Lincoln, New Hampshire
| Lincoln, New Hampshire | ||
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Main Street (NH Route 112)
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 Location in Grafton County, New Hampshire |
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| Coordinates: 44°02′42″N 71°40′14″W / 44.04500°N 71.67056°WCoordinates: 44°02′42″N 71°40′14″W / 44.04500°N 71.67056°W | ||
| Country | United States | |
| State | New Hampshire | |
| County | Grafton | |
| Incorporated | 1764 | |
| Government | ||
| • Board of Selectmen | O.J. Robinson, Chair Tamra Ham Jayne Ludwig |
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| • Town Manager | Alfred "Butch" Burbank | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 130.9 sq mi (339.0 km2) | |
| • Land | 130.3 sq mi (337.6 km2) | |
| • Water | 0.6 sq mi (1.5 km2) 0.43% | |
| Elevation | 811 ft (247 m) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • Total | 1,662 | |
| • Density | 13/sq mi (4.9/km2) | |
| Time zone | Eastern (UTC-5) | |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (UTC-4) | |
| ZIP code | 03251 | |
| Area code(s) | 603 | |
| FIPS code | 33-41860 | |
| GNIS feature ID | 0873646 | |
| Website | www |
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Lincoln 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, large portions of the town are within the White Mountain National Forest. The Appalachian Trail crosses in the northeast. Lincoln is the location of the Loon Mountain ski resort and associated recreation-centered development.
The primary settlement in town, where 993 people resided at the 2010 census, is defined as the Lincoln census-designated place (CDP) and is located along New Hampshire Route 112 east of Interstate 93. The town also includes the village of North Lincoln and the former village sites of Stillwater and Zealand (sometime known as Pullman) in the town's remote eastern and northern sections respectively, which are now within the White Mountain National Forest.
In 1764, Colonial Governor Benning Wentworth granted 32,456 acres (131.34 km2) to a group of approximately 70 land investors from Connecticut. Lincoln was named after Henry Fiennes Pelham-Clinton, 2nd Duke of Newcastle, 9th Earl of Lincoln – a cousin of the Wentworth governors. 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.
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