Monthly Archives: January 2009
WWI-era motorcycles to commemorate 1919 Army convoy at inauguration
On Jan. 20, the Wheels Through Time American Transportation Museum in Maggie Valley [North Carolina], will be making history once again — this time, participating in the 2009 Presidential Inauguration Day Parade. During the historic event, the museum will bring … Continue reading
Obama’s Eisenhower moment
Tom Lewis, author of Divided Highways, argues that we should learn the lessons from the story of how Eisenhower created and funded the Interstate Highway System in the 1950s and apply them towards Obama’s economic stimulus program. [Eisenhower] knew firsthand … Continue reading
A bicycle race lays the groundwork for the Lincoln Highway
The route for a coast-to-coast bicycle race in 1896 eventually led to the routing of the Lincoln Highway, and later Interstate 80, through Salt Lake City. Living History: Big Bill’s bicycle set the course for the freeway, Salt Lake Tribune, … Continue reading
Jersey City cops honor fallen colleagues
The Jersey City Police Department held a minute of silence in honor of police officers Robert Nguyen and Shawn Carson, who died in 2005 when they drove off the Lincoln Highway Bridge when the center section was raised. The bridge … Continue reading
Replica apple truck to be put on display next to LH
Students from Franklin County Career and Technology Center are building a replica 1920 Selden apple truck, the kind used frequently almost a century ago in agricultural Franklin County. According to Janet Pollard of Franklin County Visitors’ Bureau, the 1.5 scale … Continue reading
Review: The Ship Inn in Exton, Pa.
Town Talk reviews the Ship Inn, a restaurant along the Lincoln Highway in Exton, Pennsylvania that has been at the same location since 1796. The Historic Ship Inn: Doing Business For Over Two Hundred Years, Town Talk (Ridley, Pa.), December … Continue reading