Monthly Archives: December 2011
Home of barbed wire inventor celebrates 150th anniversary
The Glidden Homestead and Historical Center, along the Lincoln Highway in DeKalb, Illinois, celebrated its 150th anniversary this year. The center is the historical home of Joseph Glidden, inventor of barbed wire. Historic homestead celebrates 150th anniversary, Olivia Willoughby, Northern … Continue reading
Mobile web site covers Lincoln Highway in western Pennsylvania
The Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor has released a mobile-optimized web site, www.lincolnhighwayexperience.org, for connecting travelers on the go with destinations along the Lincoln Highway in western Pennsylvania. Lincoln Highway? There’s an app for that, Renatta Signorini, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, November 30, … Continue reading
Lincoln Highway around Donner Summit
Paul Harrar writes about the collection of historic Lincoln Highway photos at the University of Michigan, in particular the highway around Donner Summit. The Lincoln Highway around Donner Summit, Paul Harrar, Loving Nevada County, December 1, 2011
80 years ago: Lincoln Highway in Colorado bypassed and paved
In 1931, the Colorado spur of the Lincoln Highway between Greeley and Fort Morgan was bypassed with a straighter route, paved with concrete. Historical Hindsights: Greeley and Fort Morgan linked by new highway in 1931, Peggy Ford Waldo, Greeley (Colo.) … Continue reading
Applying the success of roads to rail
Alex Marshall of Governing magazine argues that the transition from private initiatives like the Lincoln Highway to a state-owned, federally-coordinated system of highways was crucial to the successful development of a road network in the United States, and that passenger … Continue reading
Dublin, CA to install Lincoln Highway signs
The city of Dublin, California is planning to install four Lincoln Highway signs along Dublin Boulevard, which was the Lincoln Highway’s alignment through the city. The cost of buying and installing the signs will be covered by the Dublin Historical … Continue reading
Folsom, CA honors man who brought historic bridge back
The city of Folsom, California has dedicated the 1893 Folsom Historic Truss Bridge after Donald Alden, who spearheaded efforts to have the bridge returned to the city after it sat in Siskiyou County from 1931 to 2000. The bridge carried … Continue reading
96 years ago: Seedling mile in Kearney, NE completed
The Kearney Hub’s “This Week in History” column briefly covers the seedling mile of the Lincoln Highway in Kearney, Nebraska, completed in 1915. This Week in History, Kearney (Neb.) Hub, November 11, 2011
Owner of Duarte’s Lincoln Highway Garage dies
This article was written by Michael Kaelin, recording secretary of the California Chapter of the Lincoln Highway Association. Francis “Frank” H. Duarte passed away on November 22, 2011. He was the last business owner of the iconic Duarte’s Lincoln Highway … Continue reading
The oldest concrete highway in Missouri, and what’s left of it
James Baughn of the Southeast Missourian writes about the oldest concrete highway in Missouri, completed in 1921, and how it is being obliterated by trucks rebuilding river levees. What’s left of the oldest concrete highway in Missouri, James Baughn, The … Continue reading