Monthly Archives: October 2007
Lincoln Highway news in Nebraska
A pedestrian and bicycle trail is proposed along the old Lincoln Highway between Omaha and Elkhorn: http://xrl.us/6ysn Ghost Roads of Nebraska from the WashingtonPost.com: http://xrl.us/6xqh A couple near Sutherland, Nebraska collect their very own diner: http://xrl.us/2tgp Blackstad’s Blog has some … Continue reading
Lincoln Highway news in Iowa
Yahoo’s Roaddog reports: The June 3rd Marshalltown Times Republican reports that the Twin Town Motel sign, which has been on US-30 since the 1950s, will be torn down shortly. The eight unit motel was torn down last year to make … Continue reading
Lincoln Highway news in Illinois
IL LHA Director Kay Shelton gave a Lincoln Highway presentation sponsored by the Sycamore Historical Society: http://xrl.us/6xou Lincoln Highway mural proposed for Dixon: http://xrl.us/6xhy Paul Dilworth of Los Angeles will paint the third streetscape mural in DeKalb: http://xrl.us/6xg7 A new … Continue reading
Lincoln Highway news in Indiana
A Goshen replica diner was featured on the Food Channel’s popular TV show – Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives. I’m not sure of the source of the following article about this: The “South Side Soda Shop” has had the same owners … Continue reading
Lincoln Highway news in Ohio
From the DailyRecord.com – “Lincoln Way Elementary School gained distinction for its heritage on the Lincoln Highway Friday, earning a proclamation from the mayor of Wooster and an official replica of the historical markers that lined the original 1928 route.”: … Continue reading
Lincoln Highway news in Pennsylvania
LHA PA Director Olga Herbert has been busy – read about her plans for the enhanced PA Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor HQ site, from the Pittsburgh Tribune Review: http://xrl.us/6yrj And the Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor wins a 2007 Arthur St. … Continue reading
Chester, Pennsylvania
The East Liverpool Review did a story on the Chester – Lincoln Highway bridge during the first week of August. It’s not on-line. Anyone have a copy? Here’s the Save-A-Landmark page on the Chester’s world’s biggest teapot: http://www.yorktownsquare.com/2007/09/shoe_house.php and at … Continue reading
Books on the Lincoln Highway
John & Lenore Weiss have a new books out about a triangle road trip in Illinois covering Route 66, the Lincoln Highway and the Dixie Highway. More information is at their website: http://www.il66authority.com/ Read a review at Route66News.com. Michaels Wallis … Continue reading
The Lincoln Highway did not “open” in 1913
Lots of sites listed September 10, 1913 as the opening of the Lincoln Highway with inaccurate text such as, “1913 – The Lincoln Highway opened, becoming the first paved coast-to-coast highway in the United States. It is now known as U.S. … Continue reading
The Lincoln Highway in the New York Times
The New York Times Archive 1851–1980 is now online, with many old articles scanned and accessible as PDF files. There are many articles on the Lincoln Highway starting with the 1912 Hoosier Tour. I created a search for the Lincoln … Continue reading