Lincoln Highway Association

Clarksville Day in California on Sat 5/5

Lincoln Highway Association — Thu, 03 May 2012 16:39:49 +0000

The Clarksville Region Historical Society is holding its sixth annual Clarksville Day this Saturday, May 5, in Clarksville, a ghost town along the Lincoln Highway near El Dorado Hills, California. The Lincoln Highway Association will have an exhibit at the event.

Clarksville Day 2012, Clarksville Region Historical Society

Lincoln Highway tour in northeast Illinois on May 19

Lincoln Highway Association — Tue, 01 May 2012 16:52:10 +0000

Tickets for a tour of the Lincoln Highway through the Illinois communities of Plainfield, Oswego, and Aurora on Saturday, May 19 are now available.

Lincoln Highway Guided Tour Set for May 19, Plainfield (Ill.) Patch, April 19, 2012

May 6: Lincoln Highway photography presentation in Latrobe, PA

Lincoln Highway Association — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 05:00:57 +0000

The Lincoln Highway Experience in Latrobe, Pennsylvania will a host a presentation by Richard Stoner on his Lincoln Highway photographs, on Sunday, May 6 at 2 PM. Reservations are recommended.

Lincoln Highway focus of photography program, Daily American (Somerset, Pa.), April 19, 2012
Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor, which operates the Lincoln Highway Experience

Lincoln Highway kiosk in La Porte, IN to be dedicated on May 5

Lincoln Highway Association — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:27:11 +0000

The Indiana Lincoln Highway Association invites the general public to a dedication of Indiana’s newest Lincoln Highway Byway interpretive kiosk on Saturday, May 5 at 9:00 a.m. Central Time (dedication ceremony will begin at 9:30 a.m. Central Time) in La Porte, Indiana.

La Porte Kiosk Dedication and 2012 Spring Annual Meeting, Indiana Lincoln Highway Association, April 5, 2012

Lincoln Highway mural to be installed in New Lenox, IL

Lincoln Highway Association — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 18:24:46 +0000

The Illinois Lincoln Highway Coalition will install a Lincoln Highway mural in New Lenox, Illinois on the northwest corner of U.S. 30 and Cedar Road.

Historical Mural Coming to New Lenox, Plus More Village Board News, Michael Sewall, New Lenox (Ill.) Patch, March 27, 2012
Public art mural to grace side of New Lenox building, Barbara Dargis, TribLocal New Lenox (Ill.), March 28, 2012

Aspiring Eagle Scout to renovate Lincoln Highway gazebo

Lincoln Highway Association — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 04:26:27 +0000

Bobby Tomaszewski, a Boy Scout from Geneva, Illinois, is looking to raise $1,000 to renovate the Lincoln Highway gazebo in downtown Geneva. He will become an Eagle Scout on completion of the project.

Aspiring Geneva Eagle Scout looking to renovate downtown gazebo, Frank Vaisvilas, Geneva (Ill.) Republican, March 17, 2012

LHA California chapter meeting today

Lincoln Highway Association — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 16:39:04 +0000

Spring 2012 California Chapter Meeting
Saturday, April 7, 2012
12:00 noon

Vince’s Ristorante
840 Harbor Boulevard
West Sacramento, CA 95691
(916) 371-6395

There will be a tour of Lincoln Highway auto courts along West Capitol Avenue, West Sacramento Historical Society, 1925 Sacramento Northern railroad underpass, Tower Court with a Lincoln Highway concrete marker, and Tule Jake Road.

El Cerrito, CA historical society on the Lincoln Highway

Lincoln Highway Association — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 21:32:29 +0000

This month’s newsletter from the El Cerrito (Calif.) Historical Society has a photo of San Pablo Avenue before it was the Lincoln Highway and covers the effort to get Lincoln Highway signs posted through the city.

Sparks from the Anvil, El Cerrito Historical Society, re-published by the El Cerrito (Calif.) Patch, March 12, 2012

New Lincoln Highway mural in Sauk Village, IL

Lincoln Highway Association — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 18:48:18 +0000

The latest in a series of murals sponsored by the Illinois Lincoln Highway Coalition has been installed in Sauk Village.

Sauk Village erects historical mural, David P. Funk, The Times of Northwest Indiana (Munster, Ind.), March 1, 2012
Sauk Village IL gets new Lincoln Highway mural, Brian Butko, Lincoln Highway News, March 2, 2012
Sauk Village mural added to series along Lincoln Highway, Southtown Star (Tinley Park, Ill.), March 3, 2012

Fording the Lincoln Highway in 1924

Lincoln Highway Association — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 22:29:02 +0000

The Henry Ford Museum has posted a short film from 1924 on Ford’s celebrating the production of its ten-millionth automobile by driving it across the country on the Lincoln Highway.

Thanks to Sarah Uthoff for the tip!