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The Lincoln Memorial Highway

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 ...

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The Lincoln Highway

The Lincoln Highway, America's first trans-continental route, was officially opened in June, 1915, amid widespread local celebrations.

The highway (U.S. Route 30) originally entered the city's East End, but later alterations caused it to cross into East Liverpool via the ...

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Lincoln Highway

The country's first coast-to-coast highway was established in 1913 by the Lincoln Highway Association, largely by improving and linking existing roads between New York and San Francisco. The highway changed the way people traveled and the landscape of nearby towns. ...

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Lincoln & Dixie Highways

 

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Lincoln Highway Association, formed 1913, promoted and procured a route from New York to California, Dixie Highway Association, formed 1915, worked similarly from Canada to Florida routes. Highways intersected here and demonstrated the success of ...

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The Lincoln Highway

 

[ 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 ...

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The Lincoln Highway - Gardiner Station Section

The Lincoln Highway Association was founded in 1913 to promote a coast-to-coast, toll- free automobile route. The Lincoln Highway, which followed existing roadways through thirteen states, was dedicated on October 31, 1913. The route was marked by the letter "L" ...

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The Beginning of the Lincoln Highway

The Lincoln Highway was the first coast-to-coast highway built in 1913. A group of visionary businessmen from the automotive industry, led by Henry B. Joy and Carl Fisher, formed the Lincoln Highway Association.

The Association successfully spearheaded the creation of ...

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The Good Roads Jubilee / The Lincoln Highway

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The Good Roads Jubilee

One of the largest celebrations for the opening of a paved section of the Lincoln Highway was held here, at the Caledonia Forest Reserve Park, on October 4, 1921.

The new paved section of the Lincoln Highway ...

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