Historical Marker Series

Lincoln Highway

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For thousands of years, people have crossed the Sierra Nevada near this place called Donner Pass. Traveling by foot, wagon, train or automobile, the journey has always been challenging. By FootLong before it's "discovery" by Euro-Americans, this 7,000…
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? New JerseyPennsylvania??New YorkSan Francisco? Leb-IronPermanentGuide Board The Lincoln Highway OfficialGuide Post Adopted A.D. 1917 Cast byThe Lebanon Machine CoLebanon NHPatent applied for
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Erected 1939to protect the Maple Cityfrom gangsterswho might travel along thisthe old transcontinentalLincoln Highway
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[north face:]Zero Milestone[rendering of Mercury's winged helmet] [plaque in sidewalk below:]The U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey determined the latitude, longitude and elevation of the Zero Milestone. Authorized by Act of Congress, June 5, 1920. Dedicate…
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Arches were a common site across the Lincoln Highway route. A Gateway Arch, now removed, spanned Lincoln Way East. The wooden arch greeted travelers as they passed through downtown. It was at this very intersection (Lincoln Highway and U. S. Route 11) when …
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[ Map of The Lincoln Highway across the United States is at top of marker with the following text under it: ] The Lincoln Highway was the first "Coast to Coast" road covering 3,389 miles across the USA. It was the dream of Hoosier Carl G. Fisher. In …
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The Lincoln Highway, America's first trans-continental route, was officially opened in June, 1915, amid widespread local celebrations.The highway (US Route 30) originally entered the city's East End, but later alterations caused it to cross into East Liverp…
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The Lincoln Highway association, formed in 1913 to build a New York to San Francisco highway, sold "highway memberships" to raise funds for the project. In Nebraska the road, which traversed twelve states, extended westward from Iowa along the Platte Valley…
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The Lincoln Highway Association was founded in 1913 to promote a transcontinental automobile route from new York City to San Francisco. Dedicated on October 31, 1913, the route was marked by the letter "L" within red, white, and blue bands painted on teleph…
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The Lincoln Highway was conceived and promoted by industrialists who were determined to act on the concept of creating one transcontinental highway from amongst the various and fragmented paths, trails and city streets. The LH (1913 -1927) brought notoriety…
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