Lincoln Highway Association

California chapter meeting on Sat 7/7

Posted on June 21, 2012June 21, 2012 by Lincoln Highway Association

Summer 2012 California Chapter Meeting
Saturday, July 7, 2012
12:00 noonâ€“3:00 pm

Judyâ€™s Place
1207 Pomona St
Crockett, CA 94525
(510) 787-7768
Google Map

Directions

From I-80, take Exit 27 â€“ Crockett.
At the end of the exit ramp, turn left.
Go under the Carquinez Bridge for Â½ mile. Judyâ€™s Place is on right.
Parking is available along Pomona Street and nearby streets.

Judyâ€™s Place will be closed to the general public during the meeting.

Lunch menu

Beef/Chicken Plates: Chile Verde, Fajita Plate, Bistec Ranchero or Chile Relleno
Vegetarian Plate: Quesadilla Plate stuffed with Cheese & Veggies

Meeting agenda

coach tour and cruise
officersâ€™ & committee reports
online mapping
LH signs
LH 2012 National Conference report
LH 2013 Centennial Tour

Speaker

Lincoln Highway PowerPoint presentation by Paul Gilger

Post-meeting tour

Stroll across the Carquinez Bridge

Lincoln Highway led to gas station boon in Plainfield, IL

Posted on May 27, 2012 by Lincoln Highway Association

As with towns across the country, the number of gas stations in Plainfield, Illinois dramatically increased after the Lincoln Highway was routed through it.

Lincoln Highway Led to Gas Station Boon, Michael Lambert, Plainfield (Ill.) Patch, April 4, 2012

New Lenox, IL looks to revitalize Lincoln Highway corridor

Posted on May 26, 2012 by Lincoln Highway Association

New Lenox, Illinois approved a study to look into improving the US 30/Lincoln Highway corridor between I-80 and Cedar Road.

Route 30 Revitalization: ‘I Just Want Something to Come to Fruition’, Michael Sewall, New Lenox (Ill.) Patch, May 21, 2012

Brick Lincoln Highway in Ohio

Posted on May 21, 2012May 21, 2012 by Lincoln Highway Association

Gary Brown of The Repository writes about two red brick stretches of Lincoln Highway in Ohio.

Postcard from Paris Twp.: History on red brick road, Gary Brown, The Repository (Canton, Ohio), March 31, 2012

May 18â€“19: Lincoln Highway Bridge Festival in Tama, IA

Posted on May 16, 2012May 21, 2012 by Lincoln Highway Association

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

Clarksville Day in California on Sat 5/5

Posted on May 3, 2012May 3, 2012 by Lincoln Highway Association

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

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Lincoln Highway Association

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

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Lincoln Highway Association

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

Posted on April 18, 2012April 18, 2012 by Lincoln Highway Association

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

Posted on April 15, 2012April 15, 2012 by Lincoln Highway Association

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