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Lincoln County, Missouri
Lincoln
County, Missouri, was
formed from St. Charles County, and named for
Benjamin Lincoln, a general in the Revolutionary War.
When it was organized in December 1818, the population
was just over 14,000. Today, nearly 40,000 call Lincoln
County home.
The county seat is Troy,
one of the fastest growing cities in the state, with
just over 7,000 residents. Inside the city limits are
four parks, and the town is just three miles from a
Missouri state park. Other cities and towns of note:
Cave, Elsberry, Foley, Hawk Point, Moscow Mills, Old
Monroe, Silex,, Truxton, Whiteside and Winfield.
Cuivre
River State Park provides a nice break from
the mostly agricultural scenery of Lincoln County, with
more than 6000 acres of woods, creeks and grasslands,
and 38 miles of trails – nearly half of which are open
to horseback riding. There’s swimming, boating and
fishing in Lake Lincoln, plenty of campsites, and two
wild areas and three natural sites noted for their
high-quality ecosystems.
In addition to numerous parochial schools, preschools,
and daycare centers, higher education in Lincoln County
may be pursued at St.
Charles County Community College, Lindenwood
University in St. Charles; and Missouri
Baptist College. A satellite branch of
Missouri Baptist is located in Moscow Mills.
Of course, flowing past it all is the Mississippi River,
where residents watch the eagles flock in the winter,
and ferry across it to the western Illinois orchards in
the fall. << Back
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