Lincoln

Illinois, United States
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Also known as: Postville

Lincoln, city, seat (1853) of Logan county, central Illinois, U.S. It lies about 30 miles (50 km) northeast of Springfield. Founded in 1853, the city was named for Abraham Lincoln, then a Springfield attorney, who handled the legalities of its founding and christened it with the juice of a watermelon. It was the only U.S. community named for Lincoln before his presidency and with his knowledge and cooperation. Lincoln also tried cases in Postville, a settlement founded in 1835 and chosen as county seat in 1839, which became a part of Lincoln in the 1860s. A replica of the Postville ...(100 of 221 words)