Monthly Archives: October 2011
Enthusiasts from Norway plan for 2013 Lincoln Highway tour
To celebrate the Lincoln Highway’s centennial in 2013, a group of classic car and road enthusiasts from Norway are planning a cross-country tour of the highway from New York to San Francisco. LH2013 Centennial Tour home page Norwegian plans for … Continue reading
Fort Wayne, IN looks forward to Lincoln Highway’s new “byway” designation
The Fort Wayne/Allen County Convention and Visitors Bureau is looking into how to draw more visitors to their area by taking advantage of the Lincoln Highway’s new designation as an official Indiana state byway. City’s future gets a boost from … Continue reading
Coatesville, PA train station to be renovated
Coatesville, Pennsylvania is preparing for a renovation of its train station, along with a streetscape project between the station and the Lincoln Highway. Train station project advancing quickly, Eric S. Smith, The Daily Local News (West Chester, Pa.), October 23, … Continue reading
What happened to Fort Wayne, IN’s Lincoln Highway arches?
Fort Wayne, Indiana erected two arches over the Lincoln Highway around 1914. Indiana LHA president Jan Shupert-Arick asks whatever happened to them. Community Voice: What happened to the Lincoln Highway arch, Jan Shupert-Arick, The News-Sentinel (Fort Wayne, Ind.), October 20, … Continue reading
Celebrating the Lincoln Highway in Canton, Ohio
Jim Cassler talks about the Lincoln Highway Trading Post, the online store for Lincoln Highway merchandise, and next year’s LHA convention in Canton, Ohio. Postcard from Canton: Celebrating the Lincoln Highway, Gary Brown, The Repository (Canton, Ohio), October 16, 2011
Irwin, PA streetscape project starts up
A streetscape project to draw people into downtown Irwin, Pennsylvania is moving forward. The project includes three gateway signs will mark roadways that lead to Main Street, including one along the Lincoln Highway. It also includes new crosswalks, bus shelters, … Continue reading
Petroglyphs and graffiti at Donner Pass
Donner Pass, along the Lincoln Highway, is home to two impressive displays of rock art: ancient petroglyphs and modern graffiti. Rock art, Willie Albright, Reno News & Review, October 6, 2011
Crescent, IA monument to Lincoln Highway and veterans nears completion
The Old Lincoln Highway Veterans Monument Park in Crescent, Iowa, built with the help of countless volunteers, is nearly done. Crescent finishing monument park, Mike Brownlee, The Daily Nonpareil (Council Bluffs, Iowa), republished by the Omaha (Neb.) World-Herald, October 10, … Continue reading
2012 LHA Conference in Canton
The Ohio chapter of the Lincoln Highway Association and the Ohio Lincoln Highway Historic Byway will be hosting the 2012 Lincoln Highway Association conference in Canton, Ohio, for a week beginning Monday, June 18. 2012 Lincoln Highway conference in Canton, … Continue reading
Lincoln Highway now an official byway in Indiana
The Indiana portion of the Lincoln Highway is now officially part of the Indiana Byway Program. The Indiana Lincoln Highway Association and a new Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway Council will develop a corridor management plan, including guidelines for road signage … Continue reading