The Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor is hosting a talk by Glenn Smeltzer on the West Penn Railways, an interurban streetcar system in Westmoreland and Fayette counties in Pennsylvania. The talk will be at the Lincoln Highway Experience in Latrobe, Pennsylvania on Saturday, August 5, at 2:00 PM.
Singer Cece Otto kicked off our 2012 National Conference, accompanied by California chapter president Paul Gilger on the piano. Watch the video through the link below.
The eighth annual Lincoln Highway Buy-Way takes place from Thursday, August 9 to Saturday, August 11. The yard sales will take place along the Lincoln Highway in Ohio, West Virginia, Indiana, Illinois and Iowa.
We now have a fully interactive map on our web site, powered by Google Maps, detailing every route of the Lincoln Highway. Thanks to the LHA National Mapping Committee for the tremendous amount of time and effort it took to create it. Check it out and let us know what you think!
Summer 2012 California Chapter Meeting
Saturday, July 7, 2012
12:00 noon–3:00 pm
Judy’s Place
1207 Pomona St
Crockett, CA 94525
(510) 787-7768
Google Map
Directions
Judy’s Place will be closed to the general public during the meeting.
Lunch menu
Meeting agenda
Speaker
Post-meeting tour
As with towns across the country, the number of gas stations in Plainfield, Illinois dramatically increased after the Lincoln Highway was routed through it.
New Lenox, Illinois approved a study to look into improving the US 30/Lincoln Highway corridor between I-80 and Cedar Road.
Gary Brown of The Repository writes about two red brick stretches of Lincoln Highway in Ohio.
Tama, Iowa is holding its 33rd annual Lincoln Highway Bridge Festival this Friday and Saturday, May 18–19.
The Clarksville Region Historical Society is holding its sixth annual Clarksville Day this Saturday, May 5, in Clarksville, a ghost town along the Lincoln Highway near El Dorado Hills, California. The Lincoln Highway Association will have an exhibit at the event.
