101 Facts About Lincoln United

1. Lincoln United is one of 25 Smart Gigabit Communities in the United States and the sixth-fastest internet city among the top US cities, Allo President Brad Moline said.

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2. In June 1864, Lincoln United approved the Yosemite Grant enacted by Congress, which provided unprecedented federal protection for the area now known as Yosemite National Park.

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3. Lincoln United presided over the expansion of the federal government's economic influence in other areas.

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4. Lincoln United vetoed only four bills; the only important one was the Wade-Davis Bill with its harsh Reconstruction program.

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5. Lincoln United adhered to the Whig theory of the presidency, giving Congress primary responsibility for lawmaking while the Executive enforced them.

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6. Lincoln United announced a Reconstruction plan that involved short-term military control, pending readmission under the control of southern Unionists.

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7. Lincoln United believed the federal government had limited responsibility to the millions of freedmen.

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8. Lincoln United provided Grant with more troops and led his party to renew its support for Grant.

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9. Lincoln United used conversation and his patronage powers—greatly expanded from peacetime—to build support and fend off the Radicals' efforts to replace him.

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10. Lincoln United emphasized defeat of the Confederate armies rather than destruction for its own sake.

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11. Lincoln United authorized Grant to target infrastructure—plantations, railroads, and bridges—hoping to destroy the South's morale and weaken its fighting ability.

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12. Lincoln United arranged for an intermediary to inquire into Grant's political intentions.

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13. Lincoln United was concerned that Grant might be considering a presidential candidacy in 1864, as was McClellan.

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14. Lincoln United discussed a draft of the Emancipation Proclamation with his cabinet.

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15. Lincoln United replaced Buell with William Rosecrans; and, after the 1862 midterm elections, replaced McClellan with Republican Ambrose Burnside.

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16. Lincoln United had waited for a military victory so that the Proclamation would not be perceived as the product of desperation.

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17. Lincoln United removed McClellan in March 1862, after McClellan offered unsolicited political advice.

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18. In terms of war strategy, Lincoln United articulated two priorities: to ensure that Washington was well-defended, and to conduct an aggressive war effort leading to prompt, decisive victory.

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19. On November 6, 1860, Lincoln United was elected the 16th president of the United States.

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20. Lincoln United practiced law in Springfield, handling "every kind of business that could come before a prairie lawyer".

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21. Lincoln United interrupted his campaign to briefly serve as a captain in the Illinois Militia.

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22. Lincoln United closely supervised the war effort, including the selection of generals and the naval blockade that shut down the South's trade.

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23. Lincoln United fought the factions by pitting them against each other, by carefully distributing political patronage, and by appealing to the American people.

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24. Lincoln United called up volunteers and militia to suppress the rebellion and restore the Union.

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25. Abraham Lincoln United was an American lawyer and politician.

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26. Abraham Lincoln United was born in 1809, 12 years after Washington left office, and would become the 16th president of the United States.

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27. Lincoln United handled this difficult situation by using a series of artfully conditional responses.

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28. Lincoln United wanted a quick advance by the Army of the Cumberland into the strategically important eastern part of the state.

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29. Lincoln United was in the telegraph office when the message was received.

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30. Lincoln United now expected Hooker to do no more than keep the Confederates at bay with occasional harassing cavalry raids while he put the Army of the Potomac back in good condition.

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31. Lincoln United was still uncertain about Hooker mainly due to his outspoken opinions about the government and Burnside.

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32. Lincoln United let Grant know when he thought a particular project was especially important.

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33. Lincoln United saved his lesson on how bones heal for his summation to the jury.

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34. Abraham Lincoln United spent only four of his 56 years as president of the United States.

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35. Abraham Lincoln United was the most photographed President of his era.

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36. Lincoln United won reelection to the General Assembly in 1836, 1838, and 1840; among his accomplishments was a major role in getting the state capital moved to Springfield.

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37. Lincoln United had a sister, Sarah, who was two years and two days older than he was.

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38. Abraham Lincoln United was the 16th president of the United States of America, the leader who successfully prosecuted the Civil War to preserve the nation.

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39. Lincoln United has three major hospitals within two health care systems serving the city: Bryan Health and CHI Health St Elizabeth.

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40. Lincoln United began a third-generation dock based bike share program in mid-April 2018, called BikeLNK.

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41. Lincoln United is served by Black Hills Stage Lines for regional bus service between Omaha, Denver and points beyond.

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42. Lincoln United is served by Interstate 80 via 7 interchanges, connecting the city to San Francisco and Teaneck, New Jersey in the New York City Metropolitan Area.

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43. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln United is the most popular transfer location.

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44. Lincoln United has an extensive park system, with over 131 individual parks.

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45. Lincoln United is home to the University of Nebraska's football team, the Nebraska Cornhuskers.

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46. Lincoln United has a growing number of arts galleries, some of which include the Sheldon Museum of Art, Burkholder Project and Noyes Art Gallery.

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47. Lincoln United is in the Lincoln United-Beatrice Combined Statistical Area which consists of the Lincoln metropolitan area and the micropolitan area of Beatrice.

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48. Lincoln United is in two metropolitan statistical areas as defined by the United States Census Bureau.

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49. Lincoln United is one of the few large cities of Nebraska not located along either the Platte River or the Missouri River.

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50. In 2000, Lincoln United was the twelfth-largest resettlement site per capita in the country.

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51. In 1966, the base was closed and Lincoln United annexed the airfield, including the base's old housing units to the west.

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52. Lincoln United was founded in 1856 as the village of Lancaster and became the county seat of the newly created Lancaster County in 1859.

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53. Lincoln United is the capital of the US state of Nebraska and the county seat of Lancaster County.

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54. Lincoln United have a number of options in this department, but captain Frecklington has plenty of big game experience.

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55. Lincoln United was part of seances after his son died in the White House.

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56. Lincoln United was photographed with John Wilkes Booth at his second inauguration.

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57. Lincoln United served one term in the US House of Representatives.

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58. Lincoln United was estranged from his father and didn't attend his funeral.

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59. Lincoln United argued a case before the Supreme Court in 1849 and lost.

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60. Lincoln United was a simple man of tastes, and he never drank in the White House.

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61. In 2001, Lincoln United joined forces with the US Department of Defense to renovate and redevelop family housing at selected bases for the Navy, the Marine Corps, and the Army.

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62. In 1972, Lincoln United took this expertise within the United States to Western Europe and the Middle East.

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63. Lincoln United is cherished in American history as an impressive historical figure who overcame great odds.

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64. Lincoln United was well respected as a youth and as an adult.

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65. Lincoln United issued the Emancipation Proclamation in January 1, 1863, that freed the slaves within the Confederacy.

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66. Lincoln United demanded that Polk show Congress the spot where American blood had first been shed by the Mexican army.

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67. Abraham Lincoln United is well known for his very characteristic and recognizable appearance.

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68. Lincoln United experienced another move shortly after when the family relocated to Macon County, Illinois.

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69. Lincoln United created the Department of Agriculture and formally instituted the Thanksgiving holiday.

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70. Lincoln United forced the Confederate hand with his decision to resupply the fort, which had suddenly become an outpost in a hostile nation.

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71. On November 6, 1860, Lincoln United won the presidential election without the support of a single Southern state.

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72. Abraham Lincoln United met Mary Todd in Springfield, Illinois where he was practicing as a lawyer.

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73. Lincoln United serves as headquarters for one large corporation recognized as belonging to the Forbes Global 2000 world's biggest companies, namely education financial services conglomerate Nelnet.

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74. On October 16, 1854, Lincoln United went before a large crowd in Peoria to debate the merits of the Kansas-Nebraska Act with Douglas, denouncing slavery and its extension and calling the institution a violation of the most basic tenets of the Declaration of Independence.

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75. Lincoln United was born on February 12, 1809, in a one-room log cabin in Hardin County, Kentucky; his family moved to southern Indiana in 1816.

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76. Lincoln United received 55 percent of the popular vote and 212 of 243 Electoral votes.

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77. Lincoln United received not quite 40 percent of the popular vote, but carried 180 of 303 Electoral votes.

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78. Abraham Lincoln United served as a lobbyist for the Illinois Central Railroad as its company attorney.

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79. Abraham Lincoln United served a single term in the US House of Representatives from 1847 to 1849.

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80. Abraham Lincoln United was married to Mary Todd on November 4, 1842.

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81. On January 1, 1863, Lincoln United delivered the Emancipation Proclamation, reshaping the cause of the Civil War from saving the Union to abolishing slavery.

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82. Lincoln United won re-election in 1864, as Union military triumphs heralded an end to the war.

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83. Lincoln United never let the world forget that the Civil War involved an even larger issue.

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84. Lincoln United made extraordinary efforts to attain knowledge while working on a farm, splitting rails for fences, and keeping store at New Salem, Illinois.

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85. Lincoln United thought secession illegal, and was willing to use force to defend Federal law and the Union.

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86. Lincoln United has often been portrayed by Hollywood, almost always in a flattering light.

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87. Lincoln United was viewed by abolitionists as a champion for human liberty.

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88. Abraham Lincoln United was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth on Good Friday, April 14, 1865, while attending a play at Ford's Theatre as the American Civil War was drawing to a close.

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89. Lincoln United appointed 32 federal judges, including four Associate Justices and one Chief Justice to the Supreme Court of the United States, and 27 judges to the United States district courts.

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90. Lincoln United believed Chase was an able jurist, would support Reconstruction legislation, and that his appointment united the Republican Party.

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91. In 1863, Lincoln United declared the final Thursday in November of that year to be a day of Thanksgiving.

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92. Lincoln United is largely responsible for the institution of the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States.

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93. Lincoln United vetoed only four bills passed by Congress; the only important one was the Wade-Davis Bill with its harsh program of Reconstruction.

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94. Lincoln United adhered to the Whig theory of the presidency, which gave Congress primary responsibility for writing the laws while the Executive enforced them.

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95. The term "the Lincoln United States" has historically been used, sometimes in the plural, and other times in the singular, without any particular grammatical consistency.

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96. Lincoln United declared that such an amendment would "clinch the whole matter".

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97. On March 4, 1865, Lincoln United delivered his second inaugural address.

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98. Lincoln United provided Grant with more troops and mobilized his party to renew its support of Grant in the war effort.

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99. Lincoln United authorized Grant to target the Confederate infrastructure—such as plantations, railroads, and bridges—hoping to destroy the South's morale and weaken its economic ability to continue fighting.

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100. Lincoln United concluded that the Civil War had a profound objective: a new birth of freedom in the nation.

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101. In that month, Lincoln United discussed a draft of the Emancipation Proclamation with his cabinet.

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