Lincoln’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Lincoln. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusLincoln is a city in Talladega County, Alabama, United States. It was incorporated in 1911. At the 2020 census, the population was 6,845. It was named for Major General Benjamin Lincoln, who served in the American army during the Revolutionary War. The Talladega Superspeedway, the International Motorsports Hall of Fame and the Talladega Municipal Airport are all located in Lincoln.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 6,266 to 6,845 (+9%). Half of its homes were built before 1993.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Lincoln yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Lincoln’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Lincoln’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewCoosa Valley, Alabama. Farm homes…, 1941: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Lincoln, decade by decade
1990s
1 historic place in Lincoln
1 place in Lincoln is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Coosa Valley, Alabama. Farm homestead scene - Lincoln, Alabama (1941) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (5). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.