Lincoln, England home to the University of Lincoln and Bishop Grosseteste University, and to Lincoln City Football Club. The earliest origins of Lincoln can be traced to the remains of an Iron Age settlement of round wooden dwellings (which were discovered by archaeologists in 1972) that have been dated to the 1st century BC. This settlement was built by a deep pool (the modern Brayford Pool) in the River Witham at the foot of a large hill (on which the Normans later built Lincoln Cathedral and Lincoln Castle). The origins of the name Lincoln may come from this period, when the settlement
Lincoln City Libraries of the top ten in the nation in its population category based on circulation, staff, materials and reference service. Lincoln City Libraries Lincoln City Libraries is the official public library system in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. It has eight branches. The main location is Bennett Martin Public Library in Lincoln's downtown area, which includes three floors and a basement. Bennett Martin is also home to "Polley Music Library" and the Jane Pope Geske Heritage Room of Nebraska Authors. The other library locations are the Victor E. Anderson, Arnold Heights, Bethany Branch, Loren Corey Eiseley, Charles H. Gere, Bess Dodson Walt