LINN COUNTY

Lincoln Highway County Consul (1924): Edward Killian, Dry Goods

"The seedling miles would not be at the near edges of towns or cities, but out in the boonies. One would have to fight the goo to get to them and, once on them, revel in the contrast between hub-deep mud and smooth, white concrete. This, theoretically, would encourage the states, counties, cities and towns to ante up the necessary funds through bond issues to extend the concrete in both directions.

"The seedling mile for Iowa was placed in Linn county, between Mount Vernon and Cedar Rapids in the fall of 1919. It should have been a thrill, but in reality it brought municipal hatred to a head and delayed the paving of the Lincoln Highway by years."

- Gregory Franzwa, The Lincoln Highway: Volume 1 Iowa

Linn County Map.

Cedar Rapids Mt. Vernon Lisbon