Quick Summary: Lincoln is a town in Providence County located in northeastern Rhode Island, north of Providence. Lincoln is located in the lower Blackstone Valley of Rhode Island and in the John H. Chafee, Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor, New England's historic National Park area. Lincoln Woods State Park surrounds Olney Pond, and is known for the giant glacial boulders. Lincoln has a number of historic house museums, such as Hearthside House and Arnold House, a "stone-ender," a type of building brought from the western England and common in Rhode Island. Blackstone River State Park is best known for the 12-mile long Blackstone River Bike Path.


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