Lincoln Street

Lincoln Street is a South Carolina historical marker in Columbia, Richland County, dedicated 1988.

Richland County · dedicated 1988 · Corner of Gervais & Lincoln Sts., Columbia, Columbia

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Gen. Benjamin Lincoln, for whom this street is named, was a division commander in the Saratoga Campaign. In 1778, he became commander of the Southern Department of the American Army and was in command at Charleston when the city surrendered to the British in 1780. After his exchange, Lincoln fought at Yorktown and was present at the British surrender. He served as Secretary of War (1781-83) and returned to his native Massachusetts where he died in 1810.

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Marker data: South Carolina Historical Marker Program, SC Department of Archives and History
Sponsored by Richland County Bicentennial Commission; Sponsored by Wallace Concrete Pipe Company, Inc.

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