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SOURCE: Portrait and Biographical Album
        of Newaygo County, Mich.
        Chapman Brothers: 1884
        
        
                            LINCOLN TOWNSHIP
         
   This township is 14 north, 13 west and is bounded on the north by 
 Beaver and Monroe, on the east by Wilcox, on the south by Sherman
 and on the west by Denver.  A large body of water known as Diamond
 Lake lies mostly on section 13; and on section 25 is Blacksmith
 Lake.  In the western part are two lakes formed by damming up
 Dowling Creek, and one produced in the same way on White River,
 which flows through the southwestern part of the township.  Dowl-
 ing Creek rises on section 14, and flows west.  The Newaygo division
 of the Chicago & West Michigan railroad runs across sections 1, 12
 and 13.
   Lincoln was erected by the Board of Supervisors Jan. 5, 1881, out
 of half of a township previously belonging to Everett, and half a
 township taken from Denver.  The first township meeting was held
 the first Monday in April following, at the house of John Owen,
 and was presided over by John Owen, Simeon Barnhard and Ernest
 Forbes.  J. L. Alexander was elected the first Supervisor.  At
 the last election, held April 2, 1883, the following township
 officers were chosen: J. L. Alexander, Supervisor; David Holmes,
 Clerk; Walter Burton, Treasurer; Bruce H. Jackson, Highway 
 Commissioner; Simon Barnhard, Drain Commissioner; Chester A. Stone,
 School Inspector; Winfield S. Brewer, Justice of the Peace; Charles
 L. Jones, Charles Williams, John Dicker and Philip Bird, Constables.
 
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