What is the history of Lincoln Center, Kansas?
Nestled in the rolling Smoky Hills are numerous homes, barns, and fences built a century ago by settlers using the stone found just under the soil’s surface. There were few trees so the limestone was the resource of survival and a legacy worthy of preservation today. At the center of the county is the county seat, Lincoln, or Lincoln Center as it was first named to indicate its location in the county. Both the county and the town were named for Abraham Lincoln by a Kentucky neighbor of the Lincoln’s who settled the area in 1870. Descendants of Abraham Lincoln’s family also were among the first settlers and continue to live in Lincoln County today. Many of our descendants are German, Irish, and Danish. Beverly, Barnard, and Sylvan Grove are smaller towns making up the county with a total population of around 3,600. The county history, unfortunately, is steeped with conflict between the Native Americans and settlers. Names and events such as the Battle of Arickeree at Beecher Island, Chi
