The Historic Virginian Hotel, on the Lincoln Highway in Medicine Bow, Wyoming, celebrates its 100th birthday this year.
- Virginian hotel in Medicine Bow 100 years old, Nicholas DeMarino, Rawlins (Wyo.) Daily Times, June 24, 2011
Lincoln portrait finds home overlooking Lincoln Highway in Batavia, IL
An 1876 portrait of President Abraham Lincoln has a new home in the Batavia Public Library, along the Lincoln Highway in Batavia, Illinois.
- Lincoln portrait takes its place overlooking Lincoln Highway, Linda Girardi, The Beacon-News (Aurora, Ill.), June 22, 2011
- Lincoln Portrait Finds Home At Batavia Library, Dana Andrews, Batavia (Ill.) Patch, June 22, 2011
Dixie Highway classic car cruise meets the Lincoln Highway
The annual Driving the Dixie Classic Car Cruise stopped in Chicago Heights, Illinois, where the Dixie Highway intersects the Lincoln Highway. Both the Dixie and the Lincoln were the brainchild of entrepreneur Carl Fisher.
- Driving the Dixie, Paul Czapkowicz, The Times of Northwest Indiana (Munster, Ind.), June 19, 2011
Sat 8/13: Lincoln Highway Car Show and Swap Meet in Ashland, OH
The Ashland Area Convention and Visitors Bureau is sponsoring the fifth annual Lincoln Highway Car Show and Swap Meet, on Saturday, August 13 from 9 am to 2:30 pm, in Ashland, Ohio.
- 5th Annual Lincoln Highway Car Show & Swap Meet, Ashland Area Convention and Visitors Bureau
95 years ago: Lincoln Highway mile markers installed in Kearney, NE
On July 26, 1916, the Kearney Hub wrote about the installation of the last Lincoln Highway mile markers, which would “last indefinitely.”
- This Week in History: Electric fan makes debut, as does Helen Keller, Kearney (Neb.) Hub, July 29, 2011
Lincoln Highway concrete marker located in Geneva
An original 1928 Lincoln Highway concrete marker sits in the cul-de-sac of the driveway of the Oscar Swan Country Inn in Geneva, Illinois.
- Geneva History Center: A Historic Lincoln Highway Marker Located in Geneva, Susan Cherney, Geneva (Ill.) Patch, June 17, 2011
Plans for a Lincoln Highway kiosk in La Porte, IN
The Indiana chapter of the Lincoln Highway Association is raising money to install a kiosk commemorating the original route of the Lincoln Highway through La Porte, Indiana.
- Local man looks to commemorate original Lincoln Highway travelers, Matt Fritz, Herald Argus (La Porte, Ind.), June 16, 2011
Indiana chapter of LHA wins grant for interpretive driving guide
The Indiana chapter of the Lincoln Highway Association is one of eleven non-profit organizations that were awarded grants of up to $2,000 by Indiana Humanities and Indiana Landmarks. It will use the grant to help fund an interpretive driving guide for the Lincoln Highway in Indiana.
- Grants encourage Hoosiers to explore Indiana landmarks, connect with local history, Press release, Indiana Humanities, June 7, 2011
An overview of the Lincoln Highway in Nebraska
Danny Gruber gives an overview of the Lincoln Highway in Nebraska and its upcoming centennial.
- The Lincoln Highway: Connecting people and places coast to coast for nearly 100 years, Danny Gruber, Lexington (Neb.) Clipper-Herald, May 17, 2011
LHA Conference reflections
Cecelia Otto writes about her experiences at this year’s Lincoln Highway Association Annual Conference in South Lake Tahoe.
- Final day of the conference, June 23, 2011
- Post-conference highlights and reflections, July 4, 2011