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	Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce : History - A County Of Firsts
		Lincoln County is "The Land of Firsts." It's home of Kentucky's first governor, Isaac Shelby; first chartered school in the state; first brick house in Kentucky; first courthouse west of the Alleghenies; first bank west of the Alleghenies; as well as America's first circular race track.
		Lincoln County's rich heritage is revealed in its vast array of communities.
		The McKendree Methodist Church, built in 1886, is one of the oldest in the county.
	lincolncountychamber.com /history.html (488 words)

	Lincoln County War
		This so-called Lincoln County War began in 1878.
		The trouble in Lincoln County had its origins in the aftermath of the Civil War.
		Murphy was not present in Lincoln County during most of the trouble.
	www.geocities.com /Yosemite/Rapids/9755/NMLincolnCountyWar.html (476 words)

	New Mexico's Lincoln County War
		The Lincoln County War was a conflict between rival cattle barons in 19th century New Mexico Territory.
		At the time, Lincoln County was the largest county in the nation, covering 1/5 of New Mexico territory.
		For obvious reasons, Murphy and his allies were disliked by the small farmers in Lincoln County as they were forced to pay high costs for their goods, while at the same time, accepting low prices for their cattle.
	www.legendsofamerica.com /NM-LincolnCountyWar.html (900 words)

	Lincoln County War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Lincoln County War was a conflict between two entrenched factions in 19th century America's western frontier.
		The "war" was between a faction led by wealthy ranchers and another faction led by the wealthy owners of the monopolistic general store in Lincoln County, New Mexico.
		This ended the Lincoln County War but tensions were still high between the remnants of the two factions.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lincoln_County_War (1058 words)

	Lincoln County, New Mexico - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Lincoln County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Mexico.
		In the county the population was spread out with 22.70% under the age of 18, 6.00% from 18 to 24, 23.20% from 25 to 44, 30.20% from 45 to 64, and 17.90% who were 65 years of age or older.
		The median income for a household in the county was $33,886, and the median income for a family was $40,035.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lincoln_County,_New_Mexico (486 words)

	Lincoln - New Mexico Ghost Town
		In essence, the Lincoln County War was a conflict between two civilian factions for political and economic control of the area.
		Lincoln continued to serve as a supply center for ranches and mines in the area and in 1888 reported a population of about eight hundred residents.
		Today the Main Street of Lincoln is a beautifully preserved monument to the Lincoln County War, thanks to the remaining citizens.
	www.ghosttowns.com /states/nm/lincoln.html (212 words)

	Lincoln County History (Site not responding. Last check: )
		On the 11th of December, 1762, it was enacted that Anson County should be divided into two counties, with the one to the west of the dividing line to be called by the name of Mecklenburg.
		Its lines were to be “all that part of the County to the Westward of the said dividing line shall be one distinct County and Parish, and be and remain by the name of Tryon County, and St. Thomas’ Parish.” The dividing line between the counties was the Catawba River.
		Lincoln County was named for Major-General Benjamin Lincoln, of Rhode Island, commander of the Southern armies during the Revolutionary War.
	www.lincoln.k12.nc.us /wlms/lcountyhist.htm (635 words)

	Lincoln:Home of Billy the Kid
		Lincoln's early settlement is attested to by El Torreon, the old Spanish watchtower, a reminder of earlier conflict.
		Lincoln was settled in 1849 by Hispanic villagers from the east side of the Manzano Mountains.
		Lincoln remained the county seat until the coming of Statehood in 1912, when the seat was moved to Carrizozo, a young and growing railroad town.
	www.zianet.com /mjjones/lincoln.html (2413 words)

	The 1811 Old Jail and Lincoln County Museum
		The cornerstone for the third Lincoln County Jail was laid on August 1, 1809.
		The new Lincoln County Jail would serve the County, officially, for 102 years, but was used periodically, after 1913, when overcrowding conditions necessitated until its final abandonment in 1953.
		By Act of Maine's Ninety-seventh Legislature, Legislative Document #174, the County of Lincoln, State of Maine, was authorized, on January 25, 1955, to sell, assign, transfer and convey all interest in the Jail property on Federal Street to the Lincoln County Historical Association for the consideration of one dollar.
	www.lincolncountyhistory.org /lchaparts/oldjail.htm (754 words)

	Lincoln County (Site not responding. Last check: )
		History and Traditions: Lincoln County was carved from territory ceded to the United States by the Cherokee and Chickasaw Indian tribes.
		Established as a county on November 14, 1809, Lincoln County was named for Revolutionary War hero General Benjamin Lincoln.
		During the War of 1812, Lincoln County furnished a company in General Andrew Jackson's army and participated in the Battle of New Orleans.
	www.vallnet.com /lincolncounty/county.html (294 words)

	Lincoln_County_War
		Shortly after arriving, the gang became allies for the county’s dominating force, the L.G. Murphy and Dolan Co. and just in time too, because tensions were building between the Company and their new competition, John Tunstall.
		The Lincoln County War was not a range war, but it was built up of numerous feuds that had erupted involving other parties since the late 1860s.
		This of course discredits the common belief that Murphy was the antagonist in the war against the Englishman, but in reality he was in a hospital bed dying.
	www.aboutbillythekid.com /Lincoln_County_War.htm (2226 words)

	Lincoln County War
		The so-called Lincoln County War began in 1878 and dragged on until 1881.
		The Lincoln County War was no less bloody than other wars which have struck the area.
		Wallace was famous for having served in both the war with Mexico and the Civil War.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/ops/lincoln-county-war.htm (533 words)

	National Park Service - Prospector, Cowhand, and Sodbuster (Lincoln Historic District)
		A Historic District today, in the 19th century Lincoln, New Mexico Territory, was a raucous cow-town, scene of cattle feuds and clashes between badmen and lawmen.
		Lincoln County—270,000 square miles in area—provided a natural home for these cattle because of its fine grass ranges and the ready market for beef at the nearby military posts and reservations.
		At Lincoln occurred one of the most famous cattle feuds in the history of the West, the Lincoln County War in 1878.
	www.cr.nps.gov /history/online_books/prospector/sitec13.htm (538 words)

	EDLIS Dylan Atlas
		The capital of the county was the town of Lincoln.
		It was there that the Lincoln County War took place (1830's, I think), in which rival merchants /ranchers hired bands of thugs in an attempt to crush each other.
		There is also nothing else in the song that refers back specifically to the Lincoln County War -- just a general sense of being somewhere beyond the law, where the rules are unknown and you're lost if you don't have a contact who knows the rules.
	expectingrain.com /dok/atlas/lincolncountyroad.html (1338 words)

	Fort Tours \| Southwestern Part of Southeastern New Mexico Historical Markers
		Lincoln was the focal point of the notorious Lincoln County War of 1876-79, a complex struggle for political and economic power.
		Center of the turbulent Lincoln County War, 1876-79, a land and cattle feud marked by violence on both sides.
		Lincoln's historic landmarks include the Murphy-Dolan store, which later became the Lincoln County Courthouse, the store of John Henry Tunstall, whose murder set off the hostilities, and the house of Alexander McSween, where the final battle was fought.
	www.forttours.com /pages/hmswnm.asp (1251 words)

	VeggieBoards - The Lincoln County War
		The county took all strays to the Humane Society which was virtually a no kill shelter until Adkins took it over in December.
		Well, all animals found in the 400 square miles of Lincoln County are going to be transported to a location adjacent to the county jail.
		From county meetings the suggestion I have heard (but not verified) is that they are going to be shot.
	www.veggieboards.com /boards/printthread.php?t=8634 (531 words)

	PBS - Weekend Explorer - Ruidoso, New Mexico - Billy the Kidd
		The story of the Lincoln County Wars and Billy the Kid has all of the elements that made the West wild.
		For all of the murders and countless other offenses committed during the Lincoln County War on both sides, Billy the Kid was the only person ever charged with breaking the law.
		This made him a fugitive and he became the leader of a small gang of rustlers that terrorized the county until he was caught in December of 1880.
	www.pbs.org /weekendexplorer/newmexico/ruidoso/ruidoso_billykidd.htm (399 words)

	Fueds & Range Wars - Lincoln County War (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Lincoln County War was a lawless episode in New Mexico history that is best remembered today for having triggered the legend of Billy the Kid.
		An uncomplicated explanation of the Lincoln County War is that it was a feud involving two competing groups, termed "rings," intent on monopolizing trade, politics and vast stretches of land in New Mexico Territory.
		The 1870 census of Big Creek Township, Sebastian County, Ark., shows French, his wife and a month-old son were in dwelling 178, while his parents and siblings were in dwelling 176.
	www.jcs-group.com /oldwest/outside/lincoln.html (3520 words)

	New Mexico's Lincoln County War (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Lincoln County War was a conflict between rival cattle barons in 19th century New Mexico Territory.
		For obvious reasons, Murphy and his allies were disliked by the small farmers in Lincoln County as they were forced to pay high costs for their goods, while at the same time, accepting low prices for their cattle.
		Officially, this ended the Lincoln County War, but not before nineteen people had been killed in the conflict.
	www.bonus.com /contour/legends_america/http@@/www.legendsofamerica.com/NM-LincolnCountyWar.html (990 words)

	The Lincoln County War (1878-79) — Competition Wasn't Welcome:Southern New Mexico Travel and Tourism ...
		Born in Vermont, Brewer, a big man with cannon arms, was raised in Wisconsin, and migrated to Los Feliz River in Lincoln County when his wife ran off with another man. Here, he worked hard and kept to himself, having few outside friends and trusting no one.
		Since fighters of the Lincoln County War were recruited from the ranks of the toughest gunfighters available - men who could not only shoot straight, but also ride hard and long - Brewer’s involvement was an enduring one.
		Perhaps things would have turned out differently for Bowdre if he had stayed in Mississippi instead of Lincoln County, where he died in a scrubby line camp from bullets fired by lawmen at the age of thirty-two, a poor end to a good start.
	www.southernnewmexico.com /Articles/Southeast/Lincoln/TheLincolnCountyWar.html (2113 words)

	History
		Originally part of Wilkes County, its neighbor to the west, Lincoln County was created on February 20, 1796.
		Lincoln County was named after Revolutionary War hero General Benjamin Lincoln, who was a distinguished American patriot, when it became the twenty-fourth county created in Georgia.
		Lincoln County has the distinction of being the first county-wide listing in Georgia in the National Register of Historical Places.
	www.lincolncountyga.org /history.htm (322 words)

	Powder Horn, Powder Bag, leather powder bag, flasks
		He indicated at that time the size of the county was seventeen million acres, one fifth of all of the acres in New Mexico territory.
		When Lincoln Country is referred to, it does not mean it is bound by the same boundaries as the current Lincoln County.
		Lincoln is a neat place and if you have not been there you should make a trip.
	www.apacheria.com /flasks.htm (3460 words)

	Townsend Library Lincoln County History Bibliography (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Corralled in old Lincoln County, New Mexico : the Lin Branum family of Coyote Canyon and the I Bar X / Barbary Jeanne Reily-Branum and Roberta Haldane.
		F 802.L7.B6 Maurice Garland Fulton's History of the Lincoln County War / edited by Robert N. Mullin.
		Sheriff William Brady, tragic hero of the Lincoln County war / Donald Ravash.
	alamo.nmsu.edu /library/nwlincolncounty.html (497 words)

	Lincoln, New Mexico \| Away.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Lincoln County War came to a climax here in July 1878 in a five-day battle that made William Bonney, a.k.a.
		More than 450 lived here during the days of the war, when Lincoln was the seat of the largest county in New Mexico Territory.
		The whole little war, at its height, raged during five days in July when the Regulators holed up in McSween's lavish house where they were besieged by Dolan’s army.
	away.com /primedia/pol_soc/lincoln_nm.html (726 words)

	The Lincoln County Library
		Lincoln County was created in 1796 from part of Wilkes County.
		General Lincoln led the force that freed Charleston in 1778 and later accepted the sword of Cornwallis at the British surrender at Yorktown.
		The population of Lincoln County is 8536 and its area is 211 square miles.
	www.ecgrl.public.lib.ga.us /lcolib/index.htm (111 words)

	Books: Romancing the Past (Weekly Alibi . 11-03-97)
		High on drama but short on historical details, the Lincoln War is known to most of us only as a bunch of Hollywood histrionics, old Western movie plots based loosely on the events that transpired not far from here, back in 1878.
		As gripping--and historically important--as the Lincoln War is, there are other aspects to it that Fulton was, perhaps, not prepared to see.
		He's quick to dismiss the idea that Lincoln's was a race war, for example, even though it was in its essence a struggle by Mexican-Americans to gain their economic freedom.
	weeklywire.com /ww/11-03-97/alibi_art2.html (697 words)

	White Sands Missile Range
		This particular war arose from efforts of a New Mexico cattle baron to drive one Alexander McSween out of Lincoln County.
		As sheriff of Dona Ana County, Pat Garrett brought two men to trial for the killings but there was little evidence and they were set free.
		Albert B. Fall, later Secretary of the Interior and a principal in the Teapot Dome oil scandal of the Harding administration, was the attorney defending the two men accused of Fountain's death.
	www.wsmr.army.mil /pao/FactSheets/sect3.htm (498 words)

	Fayetteville Lincoln County Museum & Civic Center - History and Plans
		Bordens is credited with bringing Lincoln County out of the Great Depression as it provided the only cash flow for the largely agricultural population.
		The FLCMA (Fayetteville Lincoln County Museum Association) was a dream that became a reality in 1986 as the Tennessee Homecoming Project for all of Lincoln County.
		The Fayetteville Lincoln County Museum is operated entirely by volunteers, and is not on the tax base of the City of Fayetteville or Lincoln County.
	www.flcmuseum.com /history.shtml (670 words)

	Lincoln State Monument » New Mexico State Monuments
		Lincoln State Monument is unique in that it manages most of the historical buildings in the community of Lincoln.
		Lincoln is a town made famous by one of the most violent periods in New Mexico history.
		Today's visitors can see the Old Lincoln County Courthouse with museum exhibits that recount the details of the Lincoln County War and the historic use of the "House" as store, residence, Masonic Lodge, courthouse, and jail.
	www.nmmonuments.org /inst.php?inst=7 (443 words)

	billy the kid (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Lincoln has changed very little over the years and we don't mean just the years we have been coming.
		From the upstairs of the Lincoln County Courthouse, Billy will watch the town residence going about their business and wait for his day of judgment.
		Lincoln, New Mexico is located about 10 miles north of U.S. 70 at Hondo on U.S. RV's can navigate this two lane road without any problems, but if you plan to turn around inside Lincoln's city limits, larger motor homes could have some difficulty.
	www.rv-adventures.com /billy-the-kid.html (2592 words)

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