Category Archives: Iowa
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
Press coverage of the Lincoln Highway Buy-Way
Here are some news articles that covered the Lincoln Highway Buy-Way earlier this month. Sales move to Lincoln Highway, Lindsay McCoy, The Times Bulletin (Van Wert, Ohio), August 9, 2012 Lincoln Buy-Way sale continues today, Anthony Conchel, Bucyrus (Ohio) Telegraph … Continue reading
Items from Preston’s gas station go up for auction
Fulfilling the wishes of Ron Preston, most of the memorabilia from the George Preston Filling Station in Belle Plaine, Iowa has been auctioned off. Auctioning off pieces of Preston’s Corner, Colleen O’Shaughnessy, KWWL-TV (Waterloo, Iowa), August 11, 2012
1925 Iowa marker acknowledges pavers of Lincoln Highway
A unique marker from 1925 acknowledges the people responsible for paving a stretch of the Lincoln Highway south of Le Grand, Iowa. Marker from 1925 highlights paving of Lincoln Highway, Andrew Potter, Times-Republican (Marshalltown, Iowa), July 23, 2012
Lincoln Highway Day in Grand Junction, IA is this Saturday
Grand Junction, Iowa is holding its annual Lincoln Highway Day (formerly known as Fun Day) this Saturday, July 28. The festival includes food, games, music, and a silent auction. Saturday is Lincoln Highway Day in GJ, Eye on Grand Junction, … Continue reading
Iowa DOT presents US 30 widening plans in Benton County
The Iowa Department of Transportation has presented its preferred design for widening US 30 through Benton County. Interchanges will be added at US 218 and Iowa Route 21. In between these new interchanges, two eastbound lanes will be added to … Continue reading
2012 Lincoln Highway Buy-Way: August 9-11
The eighth annual Lincoln Highway Buy-Way takes place from Thursday, August 9 to Saturday, August 11. The yard sales will take place along the Lincoln Highway in Ohio, West Virginia, Indiana, Illinois and Iowa. Buy-Way Yard Sale in Ohio home … Continue reading
May 18–19: Lincoln Highway Bridge Festival in Tama, IA
Tama, Iowa is holding its 33rd annual Lincoln Highway Bridge Festival this Friday and Saturday, May 18–19. This Week In Tama: 33rd annual Lincoln Highway Bridge Festival, John Speer, Tama (Iowa) News-Herald, May 15, 2012
A documentary introducing the Lincoln Highway
RDG Planning and Design has created a 13-minute documentary on the Lincoln Highway called This Highway, Dedicated to Abraham Lincoln. It was produced in association with Harrison County Conservation for the Harrison County Historical Village and Welcome Center outside of … Continue reading
What the Lincoln Highway can teach voters and politicians
In an opinion column for Vinton Today, Dean Close writes about how the Lincoln Highway was created and what it can teach today’s voters and politicians. What the Lincoln Highway has to teach presidential candidates – and voters, Dean Close, … Continue reading