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Lincoln, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Lincoln was a part of the town of Smithfield until 1871, when it was split off and named in honor of Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln became an important mill town in the late 19th century, with many textile factories running along the Blackstone River.
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Garrison House
Great Road, Built 1687
Lincoln, R.I.
Postcard- 1878 - Albion
Albion. Oziel Wilkinson had a forge here long before the dam was built, situated upon Muzzy Brook, and near its junction with the Blackstone. This...Read MORE... - 1878 - Lincoln
LINCOLN.
This town is of but a recent separate formation, having formerly belonged to the town of Smithfield, which was then one of the largest...Read MORE... - 1878 - Lonsdale
Lonsdale. The history of this important manufacturing village is very interesting. In 1828, the privilege was purchased by Messrs. Brown & Ives,...Read MORE... 
1881 - Crushed by Train
Wednesday night, at Albion, R. I., Geo. Gordon, a brakeman on the Worcester freight train, fell and four cars passed over his body. He leaves a wife...Read MORE...- 1895 - Lincoln
Lincoln, a township of Providence co., R.I. Pop. 11,565.
Lippincott's Gazetteer of the World: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World Containing Notices of Over One Hundred and Twenty-five Thousand Places ... Joseph Thomas January 1, 1895 J.B. Lippincott 
Manville Depot, 1896
Postcard- 1898 - Rhode Island Mills Will Cut. Wages Already Too Small Properly to Support the Families.
The directors of the Valley Falls company at Albion, R. I., and the Albion company at Valley Falls, the two remaining companies in the Blackstone...Read MORE... 
The Jencks Colonial Mansion, Lincoln, R.I. (Model taken for State Bldg at World's Fair, St. Louis, Mo.) (1907)
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Butterfly Factory, Lincoln, R.I. (1910)
Postcard- 1916
Lincoln, a township (town) of Providence co., R.I. Pop. in 1900, 8937.
Lippincotts New Gazetteer: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World, Containing the Most Recent and Authentic Information Respecting the Countries, Cities, Towns, Resorts, Islands, Rivers, Mountains, Seas, Lakes, Etc., in Every Portion of the Globe, Part 1 Angelo Heilprin Louis Heilprin - January 1, 1916 J.B. Lippincott - Publisher - 1921 - Two Could Play That Game.
A hundred years ago a wealthy bachelor, named Paige, who lived near Albion, R. I., gave a party; one of the young ladies left a glove. Mr. Paige...Read MORE... - 1930 - ALBION, R. I. - Edward W. Theinert, 71, Socialist gubernatorial candidate in 1896, 1911, 1914, and 1924, dies.
Fitchburg Sentinel
Fitchburg, Massachusetts
September 9, 1930 
Albion Depot, 1930
Postcard
Eleazer Arnold House
Postcard- 1947 - Berkshire Spinning Concern Builds For 204 Families
ALBION, R.I. (AP) - Berkshire Fine Spinning Associates, Inc. to-day started a program to revive the old New England mill village in modern form when...Read MORE...
Old Photos, Pictures, Advertisements and Postcards from Lincoln, Rhode Island, USA
Lincoln, Rhode Island, USA
 (Manville) (Fairlawn) (Lonsdale) - Garrison House
Great Road, Built 1687
Lincoln, R.I.)
Garrison House
Great Road, Built 1687
Lincoln, R.I.
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Lincoln, Rhode Island, USA
 (Manville) (Fairlawn) (Lonsdale) - Manville Depot, 1896)
Manville Depot, 1896
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Lincoln, Rhode Island, USA
 (Manville) (Fairlawn) (Lonsdale) - The Jencks Colonial Mansion, Lincoln, R.I. (Model taken for State Bldg at World's Fair, St. Louis, Mo.) (1907))
The Jencks Colonial Mansion, Lincoln, R.I. (Model taken for State Bldg at World's Fair, St. Louis, Mo.) (1907)
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Lincoln, Rhode Island, USA
 (Manville) (Fairlawn) (Lonsdale) - Butterfly Factory, Lincoln, R.I. (1910))
Butterfly Factory, Lincoln, R.I. (1910)
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Lincoln, Rhode Island, USA
 (Manville) (Fairlawn) (Lonsdale) - Albion Depot, 1930)
Albion Depot, 1930
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Lincoln, Rhode Island, USA
 (Manville) (Fairlawn) (Lonsdale) - Eleazer Arnold House)
Eleazer Arnold House
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1878 - Lincoln
LINCOLN.
This town is of but a recent separate formation, having formerly belonged to the town of Smithfield, which was then one of the largest... Read MORE...
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1878 - Albion
Albion. Oziel Wilkinson had a forge here long before the dam was built, situated upon Muzzy Brook, and near its junction with the Blackstone. This... Read MORE...
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1878 - Lonsdale
Lonsdale. The history of this important manufacturing village is very interesting. In 1828, the privilege was purchased by Messrs. Brown & Ives,... Read MORE...
1881 - Crushed by Train
Wednesday night, at Albion, R. I., Geo. Gordon, a brakeman on the Worcester freight train, fell and four cars passed over his body. He leaves a wife... Read MORE...
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1895 - Lincoln
Lincoln, a township of Providence co., R.I. Pop. 11,565.
Lippincott's Gazetteer of the World: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World Containing Notices of Over One Hundred and Twenty-five Thousand Places ... Joseph Thomas January 1, 1895 J.B. Lippincott
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1898 - Rhode Island Mills Will Cut. Wages Already Too Small Properly to Support the Families.
The directors of the Valley Falls company at Albion, R. I., and the Albion company at Valley Falls, the two remaining companies in the Blackstone... Read MORE...
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1916
Lincoln, a township (town) of Providence co., R.I. Pop. in 1900, 8937.
Lippincotts New Gazetteer: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World, Containing the Most Recent and Authentic Information Respecting the Countries, Cities, Towns, Resorts, Islands, Rivers, Mountains, Seas, Lakes, Etc., in Every Portion of the Globe, Part 1 Angelo Heilprin Louis Heilprin - January 1, 1916 J.B. Lippincott - Publisher
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1921 - Two Could Play That Game.
A hundred years ago a wealthy bachelor, named Paige, who lived near Albion, R. I., gave a party; one of the young ladies left a glove. Mr. Paige... Read MORE...
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1930 - ALBION, R. I. - Edward W. Theinert, 71, Socialist gubernatorial candidate in 1896, 1911, 1914, and 1924, dies.
Fitchburg Sentinel
Fitchburg, Massachusetts
September 9, 1930
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1947 - Berkshire Spinning Concern Builds For 204 Families
ALBION, R.I. (AP) - Berkshire Fine Spinning Associates, Inc. to-day started a program to revive the old New England mill village in modern form when... Read MORE...
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