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Linches CreekSee Lynch Creek.
Lincoln Countywas formed in 1779, when Tryon County was divided to form Lincoln and Rutherford Counties. Located in the SW section of the state, it is bounded by Mecklenburg, Gaston, Cleveland, Catawba, and Iredell Counties. It was named for Benjamin Lincoln (1733-1810), distinguished general of the Revolution. Area: 309 sq. mi. County seat: Lincolnton, with an elevation of 860 ft. Townships are Catawba Springs, Howards Creek, Ironton, Lincolnton, and North Brook. The Schenck-Warlick Mill, the first cotton mill in the South, was built about 1812 approx. 1 mi. W of Lincolnton. Produces corn, wheat, oats, cotton, poultry, dairy products, livestock, hogs, textiles, furniture, auto parts, apples, soybeans, machinery, hosiery, crushed stone, mica, sand, and amethyst.
Lincoln Hollowvalley in W Avery County between Teagues Ridge and Powdermill Creek.
Lincolntontown and county seat, central Lincoln County. Est. 1785. Name honors Gen. Benjamin Lincoln (1733-1810), Revolutionary War leader. The Battle of Ramsour's Mill, a Whig victory over the Tories, was fought on June 20, 1780, at a site on the N outskirts of Lincolnton. Produces textiles, furniture, machinery, and hosiery. Alt. 860.
Lincolnton Townshipcentral Lincoln County.
Lindellcommunity in NW Greene County served by post office, 1898-1907. Formerly Apple-tree, which see.
Lindentown in N Cumberland County. Settled about 1800. Inc. 1913 and named for a grove of linden trees nearby. Known as Little River Academy prior to 1910. Alt. 150. See also Choffington.
Linden MountainW Randolph County on Jackson Creek.
Lindhurstcommunity in central Chatham County served by post office, 1895-1916.
Lindley's Millon Cane Creek in S central Alamance County, a short distance W of Sutphin. The site of a battle on September 13, 1781, in which John Butler's Whigs failed to rescue Governor Thomas Burke from David Fanning's Tories. The first gristmill there was erected in 1756 by Thomas Lindley.