Lincoln

county, Maine, United States
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Lincoln, county, southern Maine, U.S. It is located in a coastal region bounded on the south by Sheepscot and Muscongus bays and includes several islands in the Atlantic Ocean; the coastline is deeply indented. The county is drained by the Eastern, Sheepscot, Damariscotta, and Medomak rivers. Damariscotta Lake State Park is located on the northern shore of Damariscotta Lake. Timberland consists of spruce, pine, and fir forests. Monhegan Island, recorded by Italian explorer John Cabot in 1498, was visited by English colonist John Smith in 1614. Bristol is the site of Nahanda Village, a prehistoric Indian encampment, and of Fort ...(100 of 200 words)