Batavia, Illinois is the latest to have a Lincoln Highway mural installed by the Illinois Lincoln Highway Coalition.
- Batavia takes its place in Lincoln Highway mural project, Linda Girardi, The Beacon-News (Aurora, Ill.), August 10, 2012
Month: September 2012
California Chapter meeting on Sat 10/6
Fall 2012 California Chapter Meeting
Saturday, October 6, 2012
12:00 noon–3:00 pm
Bud’s Pub & Grill
100 S 1st Street
Dixon, CA 95620
(707) 678-4745
Google Map
Directions
- From I-80, take Exit 66A – Dixon. Turn south onto Hwy 113.
- Bud’s Pub & Grill is located at the corner of North A and South 1st Streets.
Lunch menu
- Sandwiches: French Dip, BBQ Tri-tip, Chicken Salad, Turkey Pesto
- Salads: Soup & Salad, Napa Valley, Shrimp Louie Salad
Meeting agenda
- coach tour and cruise
- officers’ & committee reports
- online mapping
- LH signs
- LH 2013 Centennial Tour
Presentations
- Chapter historian Gary Kinst will give a presentation on the route from Sacramento to San Francisco via the Carquinez Bridge.
- We will show This Highway Dedicated to Abraham Lincoln, a short documentary produced by the Harrison County Historical Center.
Historic gas station in Geneva, IL to be preserved
The historic Pure Oil gas station building in Geneva, Illinois will be preserved by its current owner. Its service bays will be converted into drive-through lanes for a bank. The owner’s previous plans for tearing down the building had been rejected by the city.
- Geneva council favors bank on historic Pure Oil site, Susan Sarkauskas, Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, Ill.), August 28, 2012
- New plan for Geneva’s historic Pure Oil building well-received, Geneva (Ill.) Republican, August 10, 2012