[3] Lincoln is known for its rural beauty and its proximity to two Vermont ski areas, Mad River Glen and Sugarbush.

He named the new town in honor of his commanding officer, Major General Benjamin Lincoln, who played a vital role in getting the militia to Vermont.

[6] Like Ferrisburgh and several other Addison County towns, Lincoln was settled by members of the Society of Friends, or Quakers.

The meeting house is gone and the Society has dispersed, but one part of Lincoln village is still called Quaker Street.

[7] Until the latter part of the 20th century, Lincoln's economy centered around smallholder agriculture, ironworks, and mills.

The earliest export products were potash and timber, sold by homesteading farmers after clearing their land.

[7] Lincoln underwent a significant contraction in the mid-20th century, as its resource-based livelihoods dried up and families moved away.

Dairy farms were unable to compete with larger, centralized enterprises elsewhere in the state and country.

For Lincoln, the industry's death knell came in the 1980s, when the federal government offered to buy out smaller farms in an attempt to raise the price of milk and thereby make the industry more profitable; Lincoln's last dairy closed in 1992.

In 1968 Lincoln lost its post office (and thus its ZIP code) when postal services were transferred to Bristol.

[10] The Lincoln General Store serves as a main community hub, as there is no post office or gas station in town.