Monthly Archives: August 2008

Annual Lincoln Highway Heritage Festival takes place in Rochelle, Illinois

The 11th annual Lincoln Highway Heritage Festival takes place this year on August 22–24 in downtown Rochelle, Illinois. Newspaper articles on the festival: Parade to kick off with jet fly-over, Rochelle (IL) News-Leader, August 18, 2008 Enjoy the Lincoln Highway … Continue reading

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Park Forest, Illinois Historical Society features the Lincoln Highway

The Park Forest Historical Society [in Park Forest, Illinois] will hold kickoff its 2008-2009 program season with a program on the history of the Lincoln Highway. The event will take place on Sunday, September 14, 2008 at 2:30 p.m. in … Continue reading

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Cheyenne, Wyoming starts planning uses for historic ranch

The Belvoir Ranch, a historic ranch which contains vestiges of the original Lincoln Highway, was purchased by the city of Cheyenne, Wyoming in 2003. Cheyenne is now deciding what to do with it. Options range from historic preservation to a … Continue reading

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Ohio township discusses repairing or replacing historic brick road

The trustees of Osnaburg Township, Ohio, discussed what to do with a historic brick section of the Lincoln Highway, which is in serious need of repair. Osnaburg Trustees talk about road work, The Press News (Minerva, OH), August 13, 2008

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Classic cars tour the Lincoln Highway in Iowa

Some of Iowa’s most historic cars traveled together down one of Iowa’s most historic highways over the weekend, stopping Saturday morning at the Youngville Cafe on Highway 30. Traveling the Lincoln Highway: Antique cars follow old Highway 30 route, Cedar … Continue reading

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Lincoln Highway Buy-Way roundup

Van Wert invaded by bargain hunters, The Times Bulletin (Van Wert, OH), August 9, 2008 The yard sale superhighway, The Lima (OH) News, August 9, 2008 Lincoln Highway Buy-Way: Businesses busy during huge event, Bucyrus (OH) Telegraph Forum, August 9, … Continue reading

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Lincoln Highway garage sale takes place in Indiana

The annual Lincoln Highway garage sales took place on August 9 in downtown Warsaw, Indiana. Lincoln Highway Celebration Set Saturday, Times-Union (Warsaw, IN), August 8, 2008

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Iowa Lincoln Highway tour begins

A three-day First Inaugural Tour of Lincoln Highway in Iowa began on August 8: According to State Director of the Iowa Lincoln Highway Association, Jeff LaFollette, this three-day tour has been in the works for the past few years. He … Continue reading

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Iowa LHA Motor Tour drives through Boone

Remembering one’s history is often a fond activity sitting down among friends and food. The Iowa Lincoln Highway Association is trying to transplant the activity from one’s living room to multiple cars across the state of Iowa in its first … Continue reading

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Annual powwow takes place near Lincoln Highway

The annual powwow at the Meskwaki Indian Settlement near Tama, Iowa, first became popular with tourists after the Lincoln Highway was built nearby. Meskwaki powwow begins Thursday, Waterloo-Cedar Falls (IA) Courier, August 6, 2008

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