The Lincoln Highway

The Lincoln Highway (HMY9X)

Location: Ogallala, NE 69153 Keith County
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Country: United States of America
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N 41° 7.473', W 101° 43.204'

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The Lincoln Highway was proclaimed the nation's first coast-to-coast highway in 1913. It connected New York City with San Francisco, crossing twelve states and spanning 2,300 miles. The Lincoln Highway was created by an association of automobile enthusiasts and manufacturers who mapped connecting roadways across the country. Through much of Nebraska the Lincoln Highway followed the Great Platte River Road used by fur traders, overland emigrants, and the Union Pacific Railroad. In Keith County, the highway was gravel until replaced by asphalt in 1933 and concrete in 1949.

The Lincoln Highway (now U.S. 30) entered Ogallala at East 4th Street and exited on West 5th Street near the fairground. Early coast-to-coast travelers often stopped at campgrounds established for the auto adventurers. In the summer of 1919 Lieutenant Colonel Dwight D. Eisenhower led an eighty-one-vehicle military convoy through Ogallala on the Lincoln Highway. The trip promoted the importance of Interstate travel by the military, and helped popularize the route for thousands of civilians who followed.

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HM NumberHMY9X
Series This marker is part of the Lincoln Highway series
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Marker Number8
Placed ByOgallala/Keith County Chamber of Commerce
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Date Added Monday, September 22nd, 2014 at 9:58pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)14T E 271657 N 4556149
Decimal Degrees41.12455000, -101.72006667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 7.473', W 101° 43.204'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 7' 28.38" N, 101° 43' 12.24" W
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Area Code(s)308
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 100-198 Lincoln Highway, Ogallala NE 69153, US
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