Lincoln Highway Association

Plans for Gateway Park in Plainfield, IL stalled

Posted on August 23, 2011August 18, 2011 by Lincoln Highway Association

The effort to build Gateway Park in Plainfield, Illinois has been stalled, due to a failure to secure a federal grant and the unwillingness of a property owner to donate its land to the park. The park would sit at the intersection of Illinois State Route 59 (old Route 66) and U.S. 30 (the Lincoln Highway).

Old House Comes Down, but Gateway Park’s Stalled, Karen Sorensen, Plainfield (Ill.) Patch, August 16, 2011

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Plans revived for Gateway Park at Lincoln Highway and Route 66, April 11, 2011

Charcoal kilns in Piedmont, WY rededicated

Posted on August 22, 2011August 18, 2011 by Lincoln Highway Association

The giant conical charcoal kilns in the ghost town of Piedmont, Wyoming were dedicated earlier this month after much restoration work. The kilns, over 100 years old, are near the Lincoln Highway.

Piedmont kilns dedicated, Virginia Giorgis, Badger Valley Pioneer (Lyman, Wyo.), August 15, 2011

Historic monuments in Lincoln County, NE need attention

Posted on August 21, 2011August 18, 2011 by Lincoln Highway Association

Some historical monuments in Lincoln County, Nebraska, through which the Lincoln Highway travels, are in need of preservation and restoration.

Historical monuments beg for restoration, Kaycee Anderson, North Platte (Neb.) Bulletin, August 14, 2011

Historic Mansfield, OH and the Lincoln Highway

Posted on August 20, 2011August 18, 2011 by Lincoln Highway Association

The Mansfield & Richland County Convention and Visitors Bureau invites Lincoln Highway travelers to visit Mansfield, Ohio and the surrounding countryside of Richland County.

First Road Across America Peppered with Unforgettable Stops, press release, Mansfield & Richland County Convention and Visitors Bureau, August 14, 2011

Shelton, NE celebrates 150 years

Posted on August 19, 2011August 18, 2011 by Lincoln Highway Association

LHA members Bob and Lenore Stubblefield are prominently mentioned in The Grand Island Independent’s article on the 150th anniversary of Shelton, Nebraska, which sits on the Lincoln Highway.

Shelton celebrates 150 years, Harold Reutter, The Grand Island (Neb.) Independent, August 13, 2011

Model A’s participate in Lincoln Highway Adventure

Posted on August 18, 2011August 13, 2011 by Lincoln Highway Association

More than a dozen Ford Model A’s cruised into downtown Valparaiso, Indiana, as part of this year’s Lincoln Highway Adventure across the state.

A sentimental journey, Jeff Burton, The Times of Northwest Indiana (Munster, Ind.), August 7, 2011

Sisters sell bracelets at Lincoln Highway Buy-Way to raise funds for children in Kenya

Posted on August 17, 2011August 13, 2011 by Lincoln Highway Association

Abigail and Annah Woods of Chester, Ohio, crafted handmade bracelets to raise money for Bright Point for Children, an organization that matches children in Kenya with sponsor families. The girls sold their bracelets during the Lincoln Highway Buy-Way yard sale.

Sisters raise funds for children in Kenya, Nancy Tullis, The Review (East Liverpool, Ohio), August 6, 2011

8/23: Walking tour of public art in Geneva, IL

Posted on August 16, 2011August 13, 2011 by Lincoln Highway Association

Geneva History Center educator Margaret Selakovich will lead a guided walking tour exploring the public art in Geneva, Illinois, including its Lincoln Highway mural, on August 23.

Bargains along the Buy-Way

Posted on August 15, 2011August 12, 2011 by Lincoln Highway Association

Shoppers found plenty of bargains along the Lincoln Highway Buy-Way this year, which stretched for 250 miles across five states.

Bargains along the Buy-Way, Jami Kinton and Kimberly Gasuras, Bucyrus (Ohio) Telegraph-Forum, August 5, 2011

8/19: Rochelle, IL kicks off Lincoln Highway festival with ice cream social

Posted on August 14, 2011August 12, 2011 by Lincoln Highway Association

The community of Rochelle, Illinois is invited to city hall on August 19 for an ice cream social, to kick off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Festival.

City to host ice cream social, Rochelle (Ill.) News-Leader, August 8, 2011