Lincoln Highway piques interest of Indiana history buffs

Ninety-five years after an association was formed to support construction of a transcontinental, paved highway, and 85 years after that highway’s "Ideal Section" was built in Northwest Indiana, Old Lincoln Highway still attracts the curiosity of history-minded residents along its route.

Art Schweitzer, a local historian from Schererville, has led research into the local stretch of the highway.

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