Posted in May 2010 …

Brick Lincoln Highway pillar dedicated in Ohio

Mike Buettner sent along a May 9 clipping from The Lima News about a new Lincoln Highway pillar in Ohio. Dedicated on May 1, 2010, near Williamstown, it stands where an original one had been set in 1930. The Eagle Creek Historical Organization (ECHO) planned the dedication with a meeting of the state’s LHA chapter. … Continue reading »

Kearney plans 2013 Lincoln Highway centennial

The Kearney Hub reported on the Lincoln Highway Association’s plans to celebrate the road’s centennial in the Nebraska city, including new signage. “This is something that we have wanted to accomplish for a number of years, and it’s wonderful to see the signs up representing the history that once passed through our community,” said Sarah … Continue reading »

Lincoln Hwy lecture set for RailsWest Museum

Here’s a release reprinted from Southwest Iowa News about a talk this Sunday in Council Bluffs. The Historical Society of Pottawattamie County will celebrate the Lincoln Highway in the final lecture of its spring lecture series at the RailsWest Railroad Museum, 16th Avenue and South Main Street. On Sunday, Francie O’Leary, project manager for the … Continue reading »

Old hotel in Mt Vernon, Iowa, demolished

Our friend David at the 42N blog once again brings us news from Iowa. On May 3 the Palisades Hotel near Mount Vernon, Iowa, was demolished in just three hours; at right are before and after pics from his blog. He writes, “The structure was built in the 1880s and was known as the Cedar … Continue reading »

Tama’s Lincoln Highway Bridge Fest this weekend

The 31st annual Lincoln Highway Bridge Festival is set for today and tomorrow May 14 and 15, in  Tama, Iowa. The event, sponsored by the Tama-Toledo Area Chamber of Commerce, features carnival rides along with events. Friday evening includes an ice cream social, live entertainment in the fire station, the Citizen of the Year presentation, … Continue reading »

LHHC to tour from Schellsburg to Gettysburg, PA

The Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor is sponsoring a one-day bus trip along the Lincoln Highway from Schellsburg to Gettysburg and back on June 26. Departure from Shawnee State Park will be 8:30 am, return by 8 pm. Jean Bonnet Tavern along the Lincoln Highway west of Bedford. The deluxe motor coach trip will be narrated … Continue reading »

Lincoln Highway, vintage roads in 2011 atlas

Rand McNally has launched its 2011 Road Atlas with  updated maps, more city and national park insets, five new “Best of the Road” tours, and most exciting to Lincoln Highway fans, the marking of historic highways. The company describes this as “The addition of specialty highway shields to show historic and scenic routes including Route … Continue reading »

Lincoln Highway pics from a 1921 road trip

Mike Auran of San Jose, California, sent a couple photos and a story: In June 1921 my grandparents along with their fathers and my mother, age 3, left Alameda, CA, and followed the Lincoln Highway as far East as Ohio before turning off to Zanesville, Washington DC, and Mt Vernon. Turning north they went to … Continue reading »

Preview next 4 Lincoln Highway murals in Illinois

The next four Lincoln Highway Interpretive Murals in Illinois will be on display at ShawCraft Signs, 7727 Burden Road, Machesney Park TODAY from noon to 5:00 p.m. Recently a mural was installed in Dixon to tell the story of the 1919 Military Convoy as it traveled cross-country, including a young Dwight Eisenhower.  The mural tells … Continue reading »

Iowa’s Lincoln Cafes go opposite ways

Two stories tell two different tales of Lincoln Cafes located along the Lincoln Highway in Iowa. The Cedar Rapids Gazette reports that “Matt Steigerwald, owner and chef of the Lincoln Cafe in Mount Vernon, has retained his title as the Midwest region’s ‘Prince of Porc’ after winning the Cochon 555 competition for the second straight … Continue reading »