Category: California

Man drives Lincoln Highway in wheelchair to promote spinal cord research

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Chet Dyreson is traveling across the United States in his motorized wheelchair to raise attention to spinal cord injuries. Much of his route has been along the Lincoln Highway. He left Perris, California on May 30, and expects to reach Washington, D.C. on Monday, the 4th of July.

To find out more and donate, visit his web sites:

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Photos of the LHA Conference tours

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Cecelia Otto, a songwriter who is traversing the Lincoln Highway, has posted some of her photo highlights of the tours at this year’s LHA Annual Conference in South Lake Tahoe.

  • West tour, from South Lake Tahoe to Clarksville, California
  • East tour, from South Lake Tahoe to Dayton, Nevada

U.S. 50 near Lake Tahoe to be closed for 2 weeks

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Starting on Wednesday, May 11, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will be closing U.S. 50 (the southern branch of the Lincoln Highway) over Echo Summit near South Lake Tahoe for about two weeks, depending on weather. For two days before the closure, and for about six weeks Monday through noon Friday after the closure, U.S. 50 will have one-way controlled traffic.

This is to replace a short rock wall barrier, which does not meet modern safety standards.

Sat 5/7: California ghost town celebrates its history

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The Clarksville Region Historical Society hosts the fifth annual Clarksville Day in the ghost town of Clarksville, near El Dorado Hills, California, on Saturday, May 7, from 10 am to 3 pm. A classic car convoy will parade down the Lincoln Highway, and the Lincoln Highway Association will have a booth at the festival.

(Edited on May 6, 2011 to add a link to the Sacramento Bee article)

History of the Lincoln Highway and US 40 through Dixon, CA

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Bil Paul, columnist for the Dixon Patch, writes about the impact of the Lincoln Highway and U.S. 40 on the town of Dixon, California, which lies between San Francisco and Sacramento.

Next California Chapter meeting: Sat 4/2

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Spring 2011 California Chapter Meeting
Saturday, April 2
12:00 noon

Urbano’s Mexican Restaurant
5825 Manzanita Ave (at Auburn Blvd)
Carmichael, CA 95608-0142
(916) 334-7122


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We will have an election of officers since we postponed that at our last meeting.

There is limited parking in front of the restaurant but there is a driveway on the north side to ample parking in back. Hope to see you there!

You can let folks know you are planning to go at our Facebook event.

Folsom, CA construction project yields its secrets

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The reconstruction of Sutter Street in Folsom, California is yielding a variety of historical artifacts, including “parts of the Lincoln Highway,” which are being displayed in an exhibit at the Folsom History Museum.

Lincoln Highway on San Francisco TV

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A local TV show in San Francisco, Eye on the Bay, will be airing an episode featuring the Lincoln Highway and many of its attractions in the Bay Area, on Monday, February 7 at 7pm on KPIX Channel 5.

Some of the featured locations include Attitude Aviation, EJ’s Cattle & Feed, Summit Garage, the Altamont Pass windmills, and Alameda County’s Mountain House.

The episode is also available online on Eye on the Bay’s web site.