Author Archives: Lincoln Highway Association
California Chapter meeting on Sat 4/6
Spring 2013 California Chapter Meeting Saturday, April 6, 2013 12:00 noon–3:00 pm Bearcat Properties (please bring collapsible chair) 505 Laurelwood Rd Santa Clara, CA 95054 (408) 727-0779 Google Map Directions From I-880, take Exit 7 Montague Expwy, go west Turn … Continue reading
California Chapter meeting on Sat 1/5
Winter 2013 California Chapter Meeting Including Officer Elections Saturday, January 5, 2013 12:00 noon–3:00 pm Lorenzo’s Mexican Restaurant 3883 Taylor Rd Loomis, CA 95650 (916) 652-6218 Google Map Directions From I-80, take Exit 109 – Sierra College Boulevard. Turn north … Continue reading
1930s gas station in Pennsylvania demolished
A gas station built in the 1930s in Ligonier, Pennsylvania was demolished, but not before its owner, the Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor, salvaged historically significant portions of the building. The organization will use those pieces to reconstruct a front facade … Continue reading
Carl Fisher featured in Illinois LH mural
The Illinois Lincoln Highway Coalition has installed a mural in Lynwood featuring Carl Fisher, the father of the Lincoln Highway. Artist installs historical mural in Lynwood, The Times of Northwest Indiana (Munster, Ind.), October 10, 2012
Cedar Rapids, IA restaurant celebrates 100 years
The Lighthouse Inn Supper Club has been serving meals since 1912, and the Lincoln Highway has played a big part in its success and longevity. How one Cedar Rapids restaurant survived a full century, The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, Iowa), September … Continue reading
Massachusetts’ Mohawk Trail
Here is another great American road for taking a road trip. The Mohawk Trail in Massachusetts follows an old Native American path and was originally constructed for automobiles in 1914. It is now part of State Route 2. Driving the … Continue reading
New Lincoln Highway exhibit in Illinois museum
The Illinois Lincoln Highway Coalition has installed a new exhibit on the historic highway in the Joliet Area Historical Museum in Joliet, Illinois. Popular Joilet museum gets Lincoln Hwy exhibit, Brian Butko, Lincoln Highway News, November 2, 2012
Educating students about the Lincoln Highway
Ronnie O’Brien, Nebraska state director of the LHA and Director of Cultural Education at the Great Platte River Road Archway, is traveling across Nebraska to bring the Lincoln Highway to life to students throughout the state. Exploring The Lincoln Highway, … Continue reading
More about Lincoln Highway in Fort Bridger, WY
Virginia Giorgis, editor of the Bridger Valley Pioneer, writes about the history of Carter Avenue in Fort Bridger, Wyoming, which she says was part of the Lincoln Highway through town. Frankly speaking Carter Avenue takes its name from history, Virginia … Continue reading
Photos of Lincoln Highway bridge construction in Canton Township, Ohio
The Repository of Canton, Ohio has a photo gallery of the reconstruction of the Lincoln Highway/State Route 172 bridge over railroad tracks in Canton Township, Ohio. The bridge is scheduled to reopen in December 2012. Photo Gallery: Lincoln Highway gets … Continue reading