Author: Lincoln Highway Association

Winter 2018 California Chapter Meeting
Saturday, January 6, 2018
12:00 noon–3:00 pm

Banta Inn
22563 S 7th Street
Banta, CA 95304
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Lunch — 12:00 noon to 1:00 pm

• Menu includes: sandwiches, burgers, soups, and salads

Chapter meeting at 1:00 pm — Agenda

• Officer and committee reports
• Website
• Signage in Lodi
• Officer elections
• Brochures
• 11th Street Bridge in Tracy
• Presentation: Tour and presentation of new 11th Street Bridge and its porcelain enamel signs

Fall 2017 California Chapter Meeting
Saturday, October 7, 2017
12:00 noon–4:00 pm

Pete’s Restaurant & Brewhouse Folsom
6608 Folsom-Auburn Rd
Folsom, CA 95630
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Lunch — 12:00 noon to 1:00 pm

• Menu includes: sandwiches, burgers, wraps, soups, salads, pasta

Chapter meeting at 1:00 pm — Agenda

• Officer and committee reports
• Marker and signage reports
• Signage in Lodi
• 2nd Annual Lincoln Highway 8K Fun Run in El Dorado Hills
• Presentation: Paul Gilger’s Northwood Auto Tour return trip, on the Jefferson, Lincoln, Trans-Canada, Pacific, Pacific Coast, and Redwood Highways

Summer 2017 California Chapter Meeting
Saturday, July 8, 2017
12:00 noon

Auburn Alehouse
289 Washington Street
Auburn, CA 95603
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Map of parking for meeting attendees

Lunch — 12:00 noon to 1:00 pm

• Cash only!
• Menu: Cobb salad, Pulled pork sandwich, Reuben sandwich, Street tacos (beef or chicken), Alehouse Burger

Chapter meeting at 1:00 pm — Agenda

• Officer and committee reports
• Marker and signage reports
• Signage in Lodi
• Orangevale Bridge
• Old Placerville Road in Folsom
• 2017 Conference and Northwood Tour update
• Presentation by Mike Holmes, Auburn Chamber of Commerce

Roadtrip: Orangevale Avenue Bridge

Spring 2017 California Chapter Meeting
Saturday, April 1, 2017 (yes, April Fools’ Day, but this is for real)
12:00 noon–4:00 pm

Español Italian Restaurant
5723 Folsom Blvd
Sacramento, CA 95819
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Lunch — 12:00 noon to 1:00 pm

• Menu: soup or salad, pasta (spaghetti, vermicelli, fettuccini, ravioli, lasagna), spumoni or ice cream

Chapter meeting at 1:00 pm — Agenda

• Officer and committee reports
• Old Stone Arch Bridge along US 50 American River Canyon
• Lincoln Park Terminus Marker Plaque Restoration
• 2017 Northwood Tour Update
• Orangevale Bridge Restoration and Replica LH Marker Update

Presentation — Ellen Osborn: Lincoln Highway/Highway 50 and Early El Dorado County

Author Ellen Osborn (great-granddaughter of John Calhoun “Cock-eye” Johnson) will share her book, A Lovely & Comfortable Heritage Lost, giving us a unique history of El Dorado County, beginning with the early days of the gold rush and the first conflicts with the Native American tribes of the region. Her book also traces the evolution of California’s Highway 50 and the Lincoln Highway from its beginning as a Native American trade trail, which became a popular Gold Rush route, and explains why it has come to be called one of the most storied and romantic roads in American history. Most importantly, Osborn shares the story of her great-grandfather and the world he lived in as emigrants poured into California, seeking promises of riches and following their own dreams of a new life.

Winter 2017 California Chapter Meeting and Elections
Saturday, January 7, 2017
Starts at 11:30 am

Galt Area Historical Society Meeting Hall
550 C St
Galt, CA 95632
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Use handicap ramp to enter meeting hall

Lunch at 11:30 am — $15 (cash)

• Menu: salad, roast beef, cheesy potatoes, zucchini torta, bread, pie

Chapter meeting at 1:00 pm — Agenda

• Officer and committee reports
• Officer elections
• Updates: LH signage, website, 2017 Northwood Tour
• Lathrop and Western Terminus marker plaques
• Old stone arch bridge on US 50 near Strawberry

Presentations

• History of Galt — Galt Area Historical Society
• Film of 1919 U.S. Army convoy from New York to San Francisco over the Lincoln Highway