Crime Scene and Trauma Cleanup in Lincoln, CA

Lincoln's townsite was surveyed and laid out in 1859 by railroad engineer Theodore Judah for the California Central Railroad.

The town was named for Charles Lincoln Wilson, president of the California Central Railroad, and its first lots were sold on November 23, 1859.

The railroad reached Lincoln on October 31, 1861, tying the young Placer County town into California's growing rail network.

Lincoln incorporated on August 7, 1890, more than three decades after its founding.

Rich clay deposits from the ancient Ione Formation were discovered near Lincoln in the early 1870s, transforming the town's economy.

In 1875 Charles Gladding, Peter McBean and George Chambers founded Gladding, McBean & Co. in Lincoln, which grew into a leading maker of terra cotta, clay pipe and architectural tile; its plant still dominates downtown and the company is one of Placer County's oldest businesses.

Coal was also discovered in the Lincoln area in the 1800s, giving the town a brief early mining chapter alongside its clay industry.

Lincoln was the fastest-growing city of more than 10,000 people in the entire United States between 2000 and 2010, swelling by 282.1% to 42,819 residents.

The National Civic League named Lincoln an All-America City in 2006, and it was the only California city chosen that year.

Much of Lincoln's modern boom was driven by Sun City Lincoln Hills, Del Webb's large active-adult retirement community.