Category Archives: General
Lincoln Highway Association is now on Google+
For all you Google+ users out there, we now have a Google+ Page you can follow: Lincoln Highway Association on Google+ As a reminder, we’re also on Facebook and Twitter. Join us here, there, and everywhere!
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
From herds to highways
Earl Swift, author of The Big Roads: The Untold Story of the Engineers, Visionaries, and Trailblazers Who Created the American Superhighways, prominently mentions the Lincoln Highway in a BBC News video on the history of roads in the U.S., from … Continue reading
A book of photos along the Lincoln Highway
Eric and Kass Mencher are currently working on a book of photographs along the Lincoln Highway, “the contemporary face of life along a historic road.” They are raising funds to help them complete the book. If you would like to … Continue reading
Woman walks from San Francisco to New York because she feels like it
Catherine Li is walking across the country from Daly City, just outside San Francisco, to New York, because she “just felt like walking” and wants to live in the moment. Not surprisingly, her journey has taken her down the Lincoln … Continue reading
Edgar Martin, early Scout official and Lincoln Highway enthuisast
Craig Harmon has dug up new information about Edgar S. Martin, one of the first Boy Scouts officials who, among other accomplishments, was instrumental having the Boy Scouts install concrete markers all along the Lincoln Highway. Found: Gorham’s link to … Continue reading
Son of sign-covered gas station owner dies
Ron Preston died earlier this month. He was the son of George Preston, owner of the famous sign-covered gas station in Belle Plaine, Iowa, along the Lincoln Highway. Ron Preston, son of famed gas station owner, dies, Brian Butko, Lincoln … Continue reading
Reminiscing about US 11
Ted Landphair, reporter and essayist for Voice of America, reminisces about the old two-lane roads that used to dominate car travel in the United States. In particular, he talks about a route that is seldom mentioned: U.S. 11, which connects … Continue reading
“The Big Roads” highlights Carl Fisher’s role in good roads
In an interview with NPR, author Earl Swift discusses the impact of Carl Fisher, the founder of the Lincoln Highway, on the U.S.’s modern interstate highway system. His new book is The Big Roads: The Untold Story of the Engineers, … Continue reading
An overview of the Lincoln Highway in Nebraska
Danny Gruber gives an overview of the Lincoln Highway in Nebraska and its upcoming centennial. The Lincoln Highway: Connecting people and places coast to coast for nearly 100 years, Danny Gruber, Lexington (Neb.) Clipper-Herald, May 17, 2011