Monthly Archives: April 2011
Lincoln Highway kiosk to be installed in Plymouth, IN
The city of Plymouth, Indiana has granted the Lincoln Highway Association permission to install a Lincoln Highway tourist information kiosk at the corner of Jefferson Street (Lincoln Highway) and Cleveland Street. Plymouth tax abatements pay off, City Attorney Nelson Chipman … Continue reading
New Lincoln Highway mural in Ashton, IL
The Illinois Lincoln Highway Coalition recently unveiled its latest mural in Ashton, Illinois, celebrating the highway’s paving through the town in 1921. Lincoln Highway mural notes paving in Ashton, IL, Brian Butko, Lincoln Highway News, April 15, 2011
Lincoln Highway in Cedar Rapids part of upcoming Auto Row historic district
A segment of Second Avenue SE in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, which was also the Lincoln Highway, will be incorporated into a historic district celebrating its past as Auto Row. In return, the city will be allowed to demolish a 50-year … Continue reading
Lincoln Highway in Colorado’s Weldon Valley
The Fort Morgan Times has a brief blurb on the Lincoln Highway in Colorado’s Weldon Valley. Weldon Valley News 04-04-11, Fort Morgan (Colo.) Times, April 11, 2011
Iowan commutes 10½ miles by walking
Steve Muntz of Le Grand, Iowa regularly walks between his home and his job at Marshalltown Community College, 10½ miles away. His walk takes him along the Lincoln Highway. Commuter likes his 10½-mile trip — on foot, Kyle Munson, Des … Continue reading
Southwest Utah newspaper covers the Lincoln Highway
The Mainstreet Business Journal of southwest Utah has an article introducing the Lincoln Highway. Sara’s Travels – 1914 Style, Sara Atkin, Mainstreet Business Journal (St. George, Utah), April 8, 2011
Lincoln Highway Traveling Exhibit moves to Chicago Heights, IL
The Lincoln Highway Traveling Exhibit, sponsored by the Illinois Lincoln Highway Coalition, is currently in the Chicago Heights Public Library until April 29. Afterwards, it will stay in Chicago Heights but move to City Hall.
Jefferson Highway Association re-forms
An association to promote the Jefferson Highway, which ran from Winnipeg, Manitoba in Canada to New Orleans, has re-formed. Lincoln Highway Association charter members Bob and Joyce Ausberger are also active in the Jefferson Highway Association. The Jefferson and the … Continue reading
Plans revived for Gateway Park at Lincoln Highway and Route 66
Michael Bortell, the chairman of the Historic Preservation Commission of Plainfield, Illinois, is applying for a matching grant from the National Park Service to fund a study for a “Gateway Park” at the intersection of Illinois State Route 59 (old … Continue reading
History of the Lincoln Highway and US 40 through Dixon, CA
Bil Paul, columnist for the Dixon Patch, writes about the impact of the Lincoln Highway and U.S. 40 on the town of Dixon, California, which lies between San Francisco and Sacramento. Dixon Then and Now: Transcontinental Highway Went Through Downtown … Continue reading