Category Archives: California
California’s Lincoln Highway in Hamilton’s Road Maps
Steve Haughey has uploaded maps of what would become the Lincoln Highway in California from the 1914 Hamilton’s Illustrated Auto Road Map, which you can think of as a combination of AAA TripTik strip maps and Google Street View. You … Continue reading
Lincoln Highway through El Cerrito, CA
Rich Bartke, president of the El Cerrito Historical Society, writes about the Lincoln Highway and its route through El Cerrito, California, north of Oakland. The road has a long history, known as El Camino Real during the Spanish colonial period. … 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
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
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
Travel blog on the Lincoln Highway from Truckee to Salt Lake City
P. Grover Cleveland, a landscape photographer and history and travel buff, is writing about his trip along the 1913 alignment of the Lincoln Highway from Truckee, California to Salt Lake City on his blog, Camera and Pencil in the Mountains. … Continue reading
TruckeeDave on the Lincoln Highway
“TruckeeDave” has two blogs, CorduroyPlanet on Blogger and CorduroyPlanet on Tumblr, where, among other topics, he writes about the Lincoln Highway, especially in California. One of his entries includes a proposal for the Amgen Tour of California bicycle race to … 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
Norman Root
Norman Root, long-time member of the Lincoln Highway Association, president of the California chapter and past California state director, has passed away. He was also a retired bridge engineer for the California Department of Transportation. Norm will be sorely missed. … Continue reading