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California Chapter meeting on Sat 10/6

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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.

Kickoff celebration for the Lincoln Highway Centennial in Indianapolis

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September 21–22, 2012
Sponsored by the Indiana Lincoln Highway Association

Experience the place where it all began, inspired by Hoosier visionary Carl G. Fisher.

Friday, September 21

  • Carl Fisher and James Allison Estates at Marian University
  • Auto industrialist gravesites at Crownhill Cemetery
  • Stutz Building
  • Optional IMAX film on historic roads in Indiana in the evening at the Indiana State Museum
  • book signing by Indiana auto historians/historic roads authors

Saturday, September 22

  • Indiana Auto Pioneer Tour interpreted by auto historian Dennis Horvath
  • A historic recreation of the luncheon where Carl G. Fisher announced his vision for America’s first transcontinental road
  • Jeff Kuehl as Carl G. Fisher, the Father of the Lincoln Highway
  • A unique behind-the-scenes tour of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, built by Carl G. Fisher and three business partners

Share the road! Explore! Have fun with those who are like-minded and enjoy traveling America’s two-lane roads. Discover Indiana’s auto-making and road-building heritage.

Don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! Register today! Early bird discounts may apply.

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8/5: Streetcars of Western Pennsylvania

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The Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor is hosting a talk by Glenn Smeltzer on the West Penn Railways, an interurban streetcar system in Westmoreland and Fayette counties in Pennsylvania. The talk will be at the Lincoln Highway Experience in Latrobe, Pennsylvania on Saturday, August 5, at 2:00 PM.

2012 Lincoln Highway Buy-Way: August 9-11

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The eighth annual Lincoln Highway Buy-Way takes place from Thursday, August 9 to Saturday, August 11. The yard sales will take place along the Lincoln Highway in Ohio, West Virginia, Indiana, Illinois and Iowa.

California chapter meeting on Sat 7/7

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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
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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


Clarksville Day in California on Sat 5/5

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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.