Y

Photograph

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Rocktown History

Name/Title

Y

Entry/Object ID

Photo4980.25

Description

Lincoln Homestead. 1800. Located about five miles north of Harrisonburg, VA on Route 42. The Lincoln Family Graveyard is in the field on the north side if the house. John Lincoln came in 1768. His oldest son Thomas, the father of Abraham. moved with the family to Kentucky. Abrahams father known as Virginia John stayed in Linville Creek. There were two units to the original house. It was sold in 1874. This home is now being restored by a family for their private home.

Collection

Collection 002

Acquisition

Accession

22.10

Source or Donor

Ms. Ann T. Baker

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1800

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Houses

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Scanned photo

Location

Location

Building

Photographs

Category

Permanent

Date

May 21, 2026

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Jul 22, 2021

Provenance

Notes

Donated by Ann Baker. Photos of old houses in Rockingham County for the book written by Mr. Isaac Long Terrell "Old Houses in Rockingham County: 1750 to 1850", published in 1970. Later revised by his daughter Ann Terrell Baker.

Created By

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Create Date

December 8, 2021

Updated By

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Update Date

May 27, 2026