Lincoln, Penobscot County, Maine, USA
Municipality
Location overview
Lincoln is a community in Penobscot County, Maine, set within Maine’s forested interior, river valleys and rugged Atlantic margin. A chain of lakes and the Penobscot River system frame a town long associated with lumber and paper production. The community’s older landscape still reflects an era when Wabanaki history, lumbering, farming, fishing and border trade shaped settlement. Forestry, agriculture, health care, tourism and small-scale manufacturing sustain local communities. Parks and established neighborhoods give Lincoln a distinct sense of place.