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Eailroads, C. & 0. 56.38 ; located in the northeastern sec- 

 tion of the State ; formed in 1806, and named for Captain 

 Meriwether Lewis; land level to hiUy; some timber left; 

 rich river and creek bottoms ; the hilly land well adapted 

 to fruit; a demonstration orchard of 1,350 acres was 

 planted here in 1914 by the State Department of Agri- 

 culture to emphasize the splendid fruit lands of this 

 coimty; second bottom lands produce large quantities of 

 vegetables ; county seat, Vanceburg, population 1,145, 



LINCOLN COUNTY. 



Population 1900, 17,059; 1910, 17,897; per cent, in- 

 crease 4.9. Assessed acreage of land 196,331 (United 

 States census 216,320). Total assessed valuation tax- 

 able property $7,257,337. Assessed value of land with 

 improvements $4,587,446. Average assessed value of 

 land per acre $22.36 (United States census $32.00). 

 Railroads, C, N. 0. & T. P. 13.83, L. & N. 26.90, total 

 mileage 40.73 ; located in the south-central portion of the 

 State; formed in 1780, and named for General Benjamin 

 Lincoln; this county is one of the three original coun- 

 ties of the State ; a blue grass county, with the land roU- 

 .ing; but little timber; splendid grazing land; grains and 

 Burley tobacco produced in large quantities ; county seat, 

 Stanford, population 1,532. 



LIVINGSTON COUNTY. 



Population 1900, 11,354; 1910, 10,627; per cent, de- 

 crease 6.4. Assessed acreage of land 180,658 (United 

 States census 250,880). Total assessed valuation tax- 

 able property $3,054,380. Assessed value of land with 

 improvements $1,931,370. Average assessed value of 

 land per acre $10.69 (United States census $11.75). 

 Railroads, I. C. 3.97; located in the western portion of 

 the State ; formed in 1798, and named for Robert R. Liv- 

 ingston; lands hilly to level; but little timber left; rich 

 river and creek bottoms; grain crops and dark tobacco 

 produced; much attention is paid to live stock and poul- 

 try; county seat, Smithland, population 557; the Cumber- 

 land River flows into the Ohio in this county. 



