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Author: Lincoln Highway Association
California chapter meeting on Sat 7/7
Summer 2012 California Chapter Meeting
Saturday, July 7, 2012
12:00 noon–3:00 pm
Judy’s Place
1207 Pomona St
Crockett, CA 94525
(510) 787-7768
Google Map
Directions
- From I-80, take Exit 27 – Crockett.
- At the end of the exit ramp, turn left.
- Go under the Carquinez Bridge for ½ mile. Judy’s Place is on right.
- Parking is available along Pomona Street and nearby streets.
Judy’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
- officers’ & 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
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
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
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 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
Clarksville Day in California on Sat 5/5
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
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
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
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