LINCOLN HIGHWAY NEWS IS A BLOG BY BRIAN BUTKO The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review ran an update about the Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor’s plan to open an interpretive center in Pennsylvania. Included was news of the diner being restored. That diner — which I led the effort to rescue in 1992 for the Historical Society of Western … Continue reading »
Posted in November 2011 …
Past LHA President Christopher Plummer
LINCOLN HIGHWAY NEWS IS A BLOG BY BRIAN BUTKO Christopher Noel Plummer, a past president of the Lincoln Highway Association, died November 15, 2011, in Rock Springs, Wyoming. Christopher was born December 19, 1950 in Bedford, Pennsylvania. A memorial service will be held on Monday, November 28 at 11:00 am at the Bridger Valley Baptist … Continue reading »
Lincoln Highway Kiosk dedication this Saturday
LINCOLN HIGHWAY NEWS IS A BLOG BY BRIAN BUTKO WTCA-AM serving Plymouth and north-central Indiana reports that the dedication of a stone Lincoln Highway Kiosk in the 200 block of East Jefferson Street in Plymouth is set for Saturday, November 19, at 1:00 p.m. The paper (which published the photo above) reported: The designation came … Continue reading »
Blogging the Lincoln Highway in NV and UT
LINCOLN HIGHWAY NEWS IS A BLOG BY BRIAN BUTKO I’ve been following a fantastic blog for a couple weeks. Grover Cleveland — his real name — writes “Camera and Pencil in the Mountains” that details his travels in the Sierra Nevada range. Last year he bought a 1919 Model T Ford roadster and converted it … Continue reading »
Coffee Pot attacks are “tall tales” says AP
LINCOLN HIGHWAY NEWS IS A BLOG BY BRIAN BUTKO The historic Coffee Pot along the Lincoln Highway in Bedford PA has made the news as a possible waste of taxpayer money — but the story is unfounded. Here are a couple news reports. From Streetsblog: A handful of Republican Senators really have a knack for … Continue reading »
