Lincoln County/Putnam County
Inscription
Formed in 1867 from Cabell, Kanawha, Boone and Putnam. Named for Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth president of the United States. Producer of oil, gas and coal. Also noted for high quality of tobacco grown on its agricultural lands.
[Reverse]
Formed in 1848 from Cabell, Mason and Kanawha. Named for Gen. Israel Putnam, a Revolutionary War hero. The county is cut by trails made by American bison to the Ohio River. Its oldest town, Buffalo, is named for them.
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Lincoln County/Wayne County
Formed in 1842 from Cabell.
Lincoln County/Logan County
Formed in 1824 from Cabell, Kanawha, Giles and Tazewell.
Lincoln County Primary Care Center, Inc.
Founded 1975 in a renovated store by people of Lincoln County.
Hamlin
Hamlin, WV
Hamlin became county seat, 1869.
Skirmish at the Curry Farm
Hamlin, WV
In May 1864, Capt. John Chapman (34th VA Cavalry) headed for Logan and Cabell counties to round up deserters from his battalion.