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Lincoln is a city in Placer County, California, United States, part of the Sacramento metropolitan area. Located 10 miles (16 km) north of Roseville in an area of rapid suburban development, it grew 282 percent between 2000 and 2010, making it the fastest-growing city over 10,000 people in the U.S. [8] Its 2019 population was estimated to be 48,275.
The Lincoln Highway which crosses Donner Pass was dedicated in 1913 and was the first cross-country road for automobiles, as well as America's first national memorial to President Lincoln. It turned out that Abe Lincoln never set foot in California. In 1924, Charlie Chaplin filmed scenes on Mount Lincoln for his silent movie classic, The Gold ...
While in California, he read an article in a San Francisco newspaper about a large clay deposit near the town of Lincoln, California. [5] Investigating, Gladding verified that it was an "unusually fine deposit of white kaolin clay" located close to a railroad line., [ 2 ] and selected the spot as the site for a new business.
The Placer Valley is a region spanning the western slope of Placer County in Northern California and refers to the valley of Placer County. Placer Valley is located in the greater Sacramento metropolitan area. The area is 71 square miles in total. Cities in Placer Valley include, Lincoln, Rocklin, and Roseville.
The Lincoln Oaklanders are the college football team representing Lincoln University of Oakland, California. The team is Independent and plays as a traveling team. The school's first football team was fielded in 2021. Athletic director Desmond Gumbs has been the head football coach since the 2021 season.
The Lincoln Regional Airport covers 725 acres (293 ha); its one runway (15/33) is 6,001 x 100 ft (1,829 x 30 m) asphalt. [1]In the year ending December 31, 2017, the airport had 74,400 aircraft operations, average 204 per day: 96% general aviation and 4% air taxi. 62 aircraft were then based at the airport: 58 single engine, 2 multi-engine, and 2 helicopters.
The state of California was divided into three numbering plan areas (NPAs) with distinct area codes: 213, 415, and 916, for the southern, central, and northern parts of the state, respectively. [1] As of July 2023, California has 38 active area codes.
End SR 193 sign at the eastern city limits of Lincoln, 2021 SR 193 approaching Taylor Road in Newcastle, 2015. SR 193 begins at the eastern city limits of Lincoln.The route formerly began at a junction with what was then SR 65 (now Lincoln Boulevard) in Lincoln, and was known as McBean Park Drive (SR 65 has since relocated to a new bypass alignment).