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96 years ago: Seedling mile in Kearney, NE completed

Lincoln Highway Association — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 18:01:46 +0000

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

Lincoln Highway radiator emblem

Lincoln Highway Association — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:14:35 +0000

The Nebraska History Museum recently acquired a radiator emblem which advertises the Lincoln Highway.

A Lincoln Highway Radiator Emblem, Laura Mooney, Nebraska State Historical Society, November 2, 2011

Kearney, NE looking forward to Lincoln Highway centennial

Lincoln Highway Association — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:34:17 +0000

The Kearney Hub is looking forward to the Lincoln Highway’s centennial in 2013, when the city of Kearney, Nebraska hosts the Lincoln Highway Association’s annual conference.

Reliving glory days of Lincoln Highway, Kearney (Neb.) Hub, November 1, 2011

Kearney motel sign returns, but smaller

Lincoln Highway Association — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 15:11:34 +0000

A replica of the Hammer Motel sign in Kearney, Nebraska, an icon along the Lincoln Highway, is now on display at the Great Platte River Road Archway.

Hammer brings Lincoln Highway history to arch, Kevin Hervert, Kearney (Neb.) Hub, October 3, 2011

From the Netherlands to the Lincoln Highway

Lincoln Highway Association — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 16:00:08 +0000

Harold de Bock, who lives in the Netherlands, is starting a trip riding a motorcycle across the Lincoln Highway from Indiana to Wyoming.

From Netherlands to tour the Lincoln Highway, Brian Butko, Lincoln Highway News, August 30, 2011

Sutherland, NE plans to restore old gas stations

Lincoln Highway Association — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 16:00:36 +0000

Sutherland, Nebraska is working with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality to restore four abandoned gas stations along the Lincoln Highway into new attractions to improve its economy.

Planning the future of highway history, Heather Johnson, The North Platte (Neb.) Telegraph, August 19, 2011

Historic monuments in Lincoln County, NE need attention

Lincoln Highway Association — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 16:00:49 +0000

Some historical monuments in Lincoln County, Nebraska, through which the Lincoln Highway travels, are in need of preservation and restoration.

Historical monuments beg for restoration, Kaycee Anderson, North Platte (Neb.) Bulletin, August 14, 2011

Shelton, NE celebrates 150 years

Lincoln Highway Association — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:00:53 +0000

LHA members Bob and Lenore Stubblefield are prominently mentioned in The Grand Island Independent’s article on the 150th anniversary of Shelton, Nebraska, which sits on the Lincoln Highway. Shelton celebrates 150 years, Harold Reutter, The Grand Island (Neb.) Independent, August … Continue reading →

Shelton, NE celebrates the Lincoln Highway

Lincoln Highway Association — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 16:00:59 +0000

Shelton, Nebraska held its 14th annual Lincoln Highway Festival on July 24, featuring a car show, food, a wild west shooting, and the original brick surface of the old highway itself.

Shelton Celebrates Its Stop Along The Lincoln Highway, Connie Weight, KHGI-TV, July 24, 2011

95 years ago: Lincoln Highway mile markers installed in Kearney, NE

Lincoln Highway Association — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 16:00:38 +0000

On July 26, 1916, the Kearney Hub wrote about the installation of the last Lincoln Highway mile markers, which would “last indefinitely.”

This Week in History: Electric fan makes debut, as does Helen Keller, Kearney (Neb.) Hub, July 29, 2011