Editing Lincoln, England (section)

===Revolutions===
By the [[Georgian era]], Lincoln's fortunes began to pick up, thanks in part to the [[British Agricultural Revolution|Agricultural Revolution]]. Reopening of the [[Foss Dyke]] canal eased imports of coal and other raw materials vital to industry. Along with the economic growth of Lincoln in this period, the city boundaries were spread to include the West Common. To this day, an annual Beat the Boundaries walk takes place along its perimeter.

Coupled with the arrival of railway links, Lincoln boomed again during the [[Industrial Revolution]], and several famous companies arose, such as [[Ruston (engine builder)|Ruston's]], [[Clayton & Shuttleworth|Clayton]]'s, [[Ruston, Proctor and Company|Proctor]]'s and [[William Foster & Co. Ltd|William Foster's]]. Lincoln began to excel in heavy engineering, by building locomotives, steam shovels and all manner of heavy machinery.

It was also around this time that the town's name became overshadowed in the world's consciousness by a different meaning of the word “Lincoln”: namely, U.S. President [[Abraham Lincoln]], who led his country through [[American Civil War|their brutal Civil War]] and succeeded in abolishing [[Slavery in the United States|nearly all slavery within its borders]]. Abraham Lincoln's surname does trace back to the English town of Lincoln, but his family had migrated to [[United States|America]] long before his birth.<ref>Donald, David Herbert. "Lincoln". Simon & Schuster, 1995.</ref> Many locations in the U.S. now bear the name Lincoln, such as [[Lincoln, Nebraska]]. But the shared name with England's Lincoln is only coincidental, as the U.S. place names were named in honor of Abraham Lincoln.

A permanent military presence came with the 1857 completion of the [[The Old Barracks, Lincoln|"Old Barracks"]] (now held by the [[Museum of Lincolnshire Life]]). They were replaced by the "New Barracks" (now [[Sobraon Barracks]]) in 1890, when [[Lincoln Drill Hall]] in Broadgate also opened.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.heritageconnectlincoln.com/lara-raz/the-sobraon-barracks/803
|title=Sobraon Barracks |publisher=Heritage Connect Lincoln |access-date=28 May 2014 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141127130836/http://www.heritageconnectlincoln.com/lara-raz/the-sobraon-barracks/803 |archive-date=27 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Drill Hall |url=http://www.drillhalls.org/Counties/Lincolnshire/TownLincoln.htm |access-date=18 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215112813/http://www.drillhalls.org/Counties/Lincolnshire/TownLincoln.htm |archive-date=15 December 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref>