I’m sorry to report that Lincoln Highway Association pioneer and stalwart Gregory Franzwa passed away late Sunday night. Franzwa was instrumental in founding both the Oregon-California Trails Association and the modern Lincoln Highway Association. He edited the LHA’s Forum for most of its 17 years, and in 1995 he began a series of state-by-state guidebooks … Continue reading »
Posted in March 2009 …
Spending time on Lincoln Highway books
I’ve been spending lots of time writing the Ship Hotel book, due out in 2010. More than 2 months after my request for info, I still get letters and photos daily — it’s getting hard to wrap up! Here’s a nice photo I just color-corrected. As you’ve probably seen in your own family photos, pigments … Continue reading »
Nevada Iowa revamps Lincoln Highway web site
The Nevada [Iowa] Journal reports that the town’s Lincoln Highway Days committee has revamped its web site to include more info and images. The long-running annual event will take place this August 28-30. The updated site was created by Camp Registry, a company in Ames, Iowa, that builds sports camp Web sites around the country. … Continue reading »
Public invited to join antique military parade
A highlight of the 2009 Lincoln Highway Association conference in South Bend, Indiana, will be the Lincoln Highway Day Parade featuring the Military Vehicle Preservation Association’s 90th anniversary re-enactment of the Military Army Convoy. Best-known of the original participants in 1919 was young Dwight Eisenhower. For the anniversary on June 19, individual vehicles along with … Continue reading »
Praying Mantis down plus other PA LH sites
On my trip along the Lincoln Highway to Grand View Point near Bedford, Pennsylvania, I snapped a few sites, including the big praying mantis at the Second Time Around Shop, now laying on its side. Other photos here are the LHHC mural and gas pump in Stoystown, the Washington Furnace Inn closed and for sale, … Continue reading »
Only the view left at Grand View Point
I drove east on the Lincoln Highway last weekend to wrap up my research on the S.S. Grand View Ship Hotel. The Ship, west of Bedford, PA, was one of the best-loved roadside attractions until it burned in 2001. Good weather, a productive trip, lots of photos, and a good book on tape made it … Continue reading »
Fort Steele building to be interpretive center
The Rawlins Daily Times reports (via The Seattle Times) that the post trader’s house at Fort Fred Steele Historic Site has been saved from its crumbling state and rehabbed. The fort, along the Lincoln Highway and I-80 about 12 miles east of Rawlins, Wyoming, was built in 1868 to guard against Indian attacks and used … Continue reading »
Lincoln Hwy fans to meet in Gettysburg bistro
The Pennsylvania Chapter of the Lincoln Highway Association is hosting an informal get together on Saturday, April 4, at 2:00 p.m. at the Blue Parrot Bistro, 35 Chambersburg St (Lincoln Highway) in Gettysburg. There will be games, prizes, refreshments, and lots of old road talk. There is no charge to attend, but please R.S.V. P. … Continue reading »
Bluegrass song from Lincoln Highway band
Have a listen to the Lincoln Highway bluegrass band playing I’ll Fly Away. For something more familiar, a Beatles tune from Rubber Soul:
Lincoln Highway marker hit, missing from York
LHA director Mindy Crawford alerts us that the concrete Lincoln Highway marker at Ogontz and E. Market Street in York, Pennsylvania, was hit by a car on February 23. “One of our members has been trying to track down where it went. The only information he could get was from the police and the water … Continue reading »
Lincoln Highway Consul porcelain sign auctioned
California LHA newsletter editor Gary Kinst writes with an intriguing story and photo. “Wondering how many Lincoln Highway collectors have come across one of these signs? I would guess that there weren’t more than 13 at anyone time. I discovered this sign at a Gas Bash (petroleum collectors swap meet) in Escalon, California. After returning … Continue reading »
Dennis schedules fall Lincoln Highway walk
Dennis Crowley, who is walking the coast-to-coast Lincoln Highway in portions, has refined his schedule for this fall. Click HERE for the itinerary from Sacramento, California, to Ely, Nevada. He’s also used the LHA DeLorme-based mapping system chart his trip, broken into 3 parts: mapshare.delorme.com/Consumer/V.aspx?p=4cbwtpmf mapshare.delorme.com/Consumer/V.aspx?p=k3d1sv1f mapshare.delorme.com/Consumer/V.aspx?p=z7dv4jmd The numbers coordinate with the walking days.
Identifying Lincoln Highway group from 1992
Long-time LHA members will recognize the photo below as the first organizational meeting of the Lincoln Highway Association — taken 9 am, Saturday, October 31, 1992, in front of the City State Bank in Ogden, Iowa. The 44 attendees came from 7 states. Hard to believe but already the history of the new LHA is … Continue reading »
Lincoln-related events set for Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission has announced events for March and beyond. The group aims to organize and coordinate bicentennial tributes to Lincoln in Pennsylvania and coordinate those activities with the federal Lincoln Bicentennial Commission. Forthcoming events include the 2009 Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College, June 21-27, focusing on the assassination of Abraham … Continue reading »
Lincoln Highway brochures (and a Rt 66)
I met with LHA member Jim Peters today as he makes his way across the country. He’s exploring brochure ideas for the Lincoln Highway Association. Much of his trip, though, will be along Route 66 to browse some of the brochures that have made that road such a success, and such a pleasure to tour. … Continue reading »
Lincoln Highway, Rt 66 make Midwest Living mag
The March/April 2009 issue of Midwest Living has a 5-page article about the Lincoln Highway and Route 66 (though 66 gets the mention on the cover as you can see at right). The title is “Touring Route 66 and Lincoln Highway: Follow the route of the first super roads across the U.S.” The focus is … Continue reading »
Military convoy 90th anniversary trip this summer
The re-creation of the 1919 trip across the country of the U.S. Army Transcontinental Motor Convoy is making the news as the event approaches. Papers such as the Clinton, Iowa, Herald are reporting lately on the convoy’s passing through their areas. The original convoy is perhaps best remembered today for including young Dwight Eisenhower. Sponsored … Continue reading »
1880s hotel destroyed by fire in Irwin, PA
A 3-story hotel, built in the 1880s along Main Street in Irwin, Pennsylvania, was destroyed by fire yesterday. Only minor injuries are reported, but 16 men living there lost everything. The hotel had 35 rooms, a bar, and dining room but all that remains is a brick shell, the roof and third floor having collapsed. … Continue reading »
Artists, authors, photogs for 09 LHA conference
Roadside artists, authors, and photographers are wanted for the 2009 Lincoln Highway Association Conference in South Bend, Indiana, June 15-20, 2009. A reception will offer an easily accessible place for the public and LHA members to meet those who create the works. Imagery and books are especially encouraged that relate to the Lincoln and Dixie … Continue reading »
Pony Express tour follows parts of Lincoln Hwy
Last summer, some bicycle enthusiasts decided to retrace the route of the Pony Express from Sacramento, California, to St. Josephs, Missouri. Their particular sport is randonneuring — long-distance, unsupported, non-competitive endurance cycling. Some of their travels naturally followed the Lincoln Highway. Their story was just published in American Randonneur or you can read a shortened … Continue reading »
