The Kearney Hub’s “This Week in History” column briefly covers the seedling mile of the Lincoln Highway in Kearney, Nebraska, completed in 1915.
- This Week in History, Kearney (Neb.) Hub, November 11, 2011
Category: Nebraska
Lincoln Highway radiator emblem
The Nebraska History Museum recently acquired a radiator emblem which advertises the Lincoln Highway.
- A Lincoln Highway Radiator Emblem, Laura Mooney, Nebraska State Historical Society, November 2, 2011
Kearney, NE looking forward to Lincoln Highway centennial
The Kearney Hub is looking forward to the Lincoln Highway’s centennial in 2013, when the city of Kearney, Nebraska hosts the Lincoln Highway Association’s annual conference.
- Reliving glory days of Lincoln Highway, Kearney (Neb.) Hub, November 1, 2011
Kearney motel sign returns, but smaller
A replica of the Hammer Motel sign in Kearney, Nebraska, an icon along the Lincoln Highway, is now on display at the Great Platte River Road Archway.
- Hammer brings Lincoln Highway history to arch, Kevin Hervert, Kearney (Neb.) Hub, October 3, 2011
From the Netherlands to the Lincoln Highway
Harold de Bock, who lives in the Netherlands, is starting a trip riding a motorcycle across the Lincoln Highway from Indiana to Wyoming.
- From Netherlands to tour the Lincoln Highway, Brian Butko, Lincoln Highway News, August 30, 2011
Sutherland, NE plans to restore old gas stations
Sutherland, Nebraska is working with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality to restore four abandoned gas stations along the Lincoln Highway into new attractions to improve its economy.
- Planning the future of highway history, Heather Johnson, The North Platte (Neb.) Telegraph, August 19, 2011
Historic monuments in Lincoln County, NE need attention
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
Shelton, NE celebrates 150 years
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
Shelton, NE celebrates the Lincoln Highway
Shelton, Nebraska held its 14th annual Lincoln Highway Festival on July 24, featuring a car show, food, a wild west shooting, and the original brick surface of the old highway itself.
- Shelton Celebrates Its Stop Along The Lincoln Highway, Connie Weight, KHGI-TV, July 24, 2011
95 years ago: Lincoln Highway mile markers installed in Kearney, NE
On July 26, 1916, the Kearney Hub wrote about the installation of the last Lincoln Highway mile markers, which would “last indefinitely.”
- This Week in History: Electric fan makes debut, as does Helen Keller, Kearney (Neb.) Hub, July 29, 2011