Oct 31, 20 the lincoln highway, as it ran through philadelphia, dates back long before 19. Sep 25, 2019 the lincoln highway was one of the countrys first transcontinental roads traveling from new york citys times square to san fransisco in 19. At one point, it connected new york to san francisco. The complete official road guide of the lincoln highway hardcover august 8, 2015 by lincoln highway association author 4. The lincoln highway in pennsylvania by robert bruce published by the american automobile association and national highways association, 1920.
For a detailed description of the highway and superb sites along the way, get a copy of brian butkos book see for more information. Here are some nottomiss artfull stops along or near these rich pathways. The fourth book in our african american history series. The establishments cabin shoppe offers books on local and state history, pennsylvania metalwork, and handmade soaps, lotions and candles. The lincoln highway is one of the earliest transcontinental highway routes for automobiles across the united states of america. The lincoln highway did not enter west virginia until 1927, when it was rerouted between pittsburgh, pennsylvania and east liverpool, ohio.
A mix of research and ontheroad fun, the book placed the lhas early history in the context of roadbuilding, politics, and. The lincoln highway general highway history highway history. The official map of the lincoln highway, published by the lincoln highway association. Lincoln highway in pennsylvania lincoln highway association. The lincoln highway even beat the iconic route 66 to the punch by more than a decade and almost a thousand miles. Apr 01, 2019 a deed search revealed the sons purchased their first lot on the south side of the lincoln highway in hallam during 1920 deed book 23b, page 636. The beginning of the lincoln highway historical marker. Pennsylvania travelers guide, 2nd edition by brian a. Walking the lincoln highway from coasttocoast yorkspast.
The bestselling author of a gentleman in moscow and rules of civility and master of absorbing, sophisticated fiction returns with a stylish and propulsive novel set in 1950s america in june, 1954, eighteenyearold emmett watson is driven home to nebraska by the warden of the juvenile work farm where he has just served fifteen months for involuntary manslaughter. The cabin camp was 30 miles west of pittsburgh near clinton, on the rerouted lincoln highway that runs through chester, west virginia. We took the historic lincoln highway from stoystown to bedford, during a trip to visit the flight 93. More than 75 exhibits honoring the lincoln highway have been installed in these counties, including several in the norwin area. The lincoln highway experience museum is 7 miles west of ligonier, and open januarydecember. The lincoln highway, aka us30, began at the beginning of the 20th century as a privateled initiative to promote the construction of roads suitable for automobiles and leisure travel. Photos through time greetings from the lincoln highway, centennial edition the ship hotel. Travelers along our 200mile corridor will see these abe cutouts attached to all our roadside signs. Lincoln highway association pa chapter home facebook. Nov 16, 2012 the coffee pot, restored in 2004, is one of the most famous landmarks on the lincoln highway, in bedford, pa. The lincoln highway heritage corridor lhhc is a nonprofit heritage region that follows the lincoln highway through six pennsylvania counties.
The popularity of the automobile gave rise to some of the highway s greatest attractions, such as bills place and the s. The lincoln highway stretches for 3,389 miles from new york to san francisco. The single best introduction to the subject, the book contains an. In 1686, the provincial council of pennsylvania ordered the construction of the kings highway, which followed an existing native american trail from philadelphia to trenton, new jersey. A grand view along the lincoln highway diners of pennsylvania, 2nd edition with. Lincoln highway news stories and history from americas. This crosscountry route connected some of the most prominent cities in the country, from the big apple to the second city to frontier upandcomers like omaha and cheyenne. This second, revised and updated edition of brian butkos guide masterfully recounts the history of the lincoln highway across pennsylvania. We stopped at two on the pa lincoln highway during our trip.
The historic lincoln highway bedford 2021 all you need. When the project appeared stalled, henry joy, the president of packard motor car co. Lincoln highway news is a blog by brian butko in the better country, published 1928, dallas lore sharp and his wife daphne crossed the country hoping to find if there was a better country out there somewhere. Lincoln highway experience museum ligonier valley chamber. This book is available directly from the publisher. Abandoned storyland park in schellsburg pennsylvania. The lincoln highway farm in central pennsylvania has sat astride the. The lincoln highway association officially dedicated the route on oct. Oct 11, 2008 the lincoln highway in new york and new jersey by doug pappas published by the northeast chapter of the lincoln highway association. In 2006, i put together the illustration of the lincoln highway walk for my autobiography. Discover one of the best extended stay hotels in trevose, pa. In the quiet town of glenfield, pennsylvania, there remains the original route of the lincoln highway which was the first transcontinental highway in america.
Our hosts at the lincoln motor court told us about a unique 1930s art deco gulf gas station, in its original condition. Feb 05, 2020 instead of being immediately torn down, the story book statues remained hidden in the woods, silently reminding the nearby lincoln highway travelers of what one was. A history and road guide of the lincoln highway in ohio by michael buettner, 1996. The complete official road guide of the lincoln highway. The lincoln highway experience a union of a 203 yearold national registerlisted building, with a new expansion checks all the boxes for a retro lincoln highway visit to the 1930s and early 40s. Fishers crosscontinental highway was mapped out and dedicated to president abraham lincoln, one of fishers heroes, in 19. The association was made up of representatives from the automobile, tire, and cement industries, with the goal of planning, funding, constructing, and promoting the first transcontinental highway in north. See more ideas about history, westmoreland county, lincoln highway. As a result, its grades were steep, and its mountainous passes often rendered treacherous by snow, ice, and dense fog. Greeting from the lincoln highway, americas first coasttocoast road by brian butko. In pennsylvania, the lincoln highway route 30 was built from new, merging and improving preexisting roads, to include native americans old trails that were later improved and used by the colonists. Pa travelers guide but show a different view a postcard from russell rein, in the book s first edition, page 297.
The lhhc works tirelessly to preserve, restore, and promote pieces of the highway s past, such as the coffee pot and the shoe house, before these. Postcard history ser along pennsylvanias lincoln highway. Main street across america, photographer and author drake hokanson wrote, the ink was barely dry on the map when towns and citizens began scheming ways to get the route changed to include them. As the lincoln highway was one of the earliest transcontinental highways for automobiles across the united states and was widely publicized since its inception, the route of the lincoln highway was determined not only by civil engineering considerations but also by politics. Once the caravan crossed through illinois it also left behind paved sections of the lincoln highway, the transcontinental road it had joined in gettysburg, pennsylvania. The lincoln highway was one of the countrys first transcontinental roads traveling from new york citys times square to san fransisco in 19. Route 6, which stretches for more than 420 miles in. A guide to old lincoln highway, the first coasttocoast. Built in 1927, the twostory giant is now on the national register of historic places. After having written books on the lincoln highway in pennsylvania, and. There were some cool old artifacts in our room, such as an old camera and a hilarious advice book about how to catch and keep a man. In its time, the lincoln highway would become the nations premier highway. Its always fun to find unique roadside america attractions along the way.
In pennsylvania, it crossed the delaware river north of philadelphia, and traveled into the city, before picking up what is now primarily route 30 for the trip across the rest of pennsylvania. Pennsylvania travelers guide to the lincoln highway by brian a. For other special events, click the what we do tab above. Lincoln highway association pennsylvania chapter is the state organization associated with the national lincoln highway association lha. Therefore, the lincoln highway makes its way through centuries of pennsylvania s history. The lincoln highway is one of the earliest transcontinental highway routes for automobiles. Both in their 50s with 4 boys in college, they traveled slowly, musing on the topic daily. Americas first coasttocoast road, centennial edition by brian.
According to erickson, a lincoln highway restaurant and hupmobile auto. The lincoln highway heritage corridor has marked the route through 200 miles in southcentral pennsylvania. The piece in west virginia ran roughly along present u. Route 30, while the rest of the lincoln highway and pa 1 became part of u. The complete official road guide of the lincoln highway, a guidebook released every few years by the lincoln highway association, gave its readers a townbytown description of what lay in store for travelers, including speed limits for each individual area. In pennsylvania, the state works to preserve the highway by sponsoring the lincoln highway heritage corridor, one of twelve preservationist groups that protect pennsylvania s historic heritage. The bestselling author of a gentleman in moscow and rules of civility and master of absorbing, sophisticated fiction returns with a stylish and propulsive novel set in 1950s america in june, 1954, eighteenyearold emmett watson is driven home to nebraska by the warden of the work farm where he has just served a year for involuntary manslaughter.
Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. The transportation history collection of the special collections research center counts amongst it holdings the archive of the original lincoln highway association 19101927. See more ideas about lincoln highway, lincoln, pennsylvania travel. Start your trip at the widest part of the mississippi river, which spans three. Dream boat the ship hotel has sailed, but a jaunty new book honors its history and heyday. Route 6 and the lincoln highway, both designated pennsylvania artistic byways, allow motorists to savor the states signature scenery and delve into creative corridors, which exhibit the talent of local artists, craftsmen, and performers. The epic road trip that inspired the interstate highway. Fish ers crosscontinental highway was mapped out and dedicated to president abraham lincoln, one of fishers heroes, in 19. The association was made up of representatives from the automobile, tire, and cement industries, with the goal of planning, funding, constructing, and promoting. The lincoln highway heritage corridor headquartered in ligonier, pennsylvania, is cataloging its holdings, and recently came upon this postcard that they could not identify as to location or even if it was in pa i mention it in my lincoln highway. Aug 14, 2017 roadside attractions on the pa lincoln highway. This new, updated edition of the successful guidebook to the route in pennsylvania. Lincoln highway association pennsylvania chapter is the state organization associated with the national lincoln highway. Carl fishers idea of a transcontinental highway gave the u.
The lincoln highway, established in 19 as the first roadway to cross the united states, continues to change. See more ideas about pennsylvania history, lincoln highway, history. The lincoln highway heritage corridor lhhc, is a nonprofit heritage region that follows the lincoln highway stretching for 200 miles across six counties. Learning about pa history at the lincoln highway experience. The lincoln highway experience in latrobe, pa, offers a fantastic look at the history of this historic roadway in pennsylvania. Lincoln highway by brian butko media books by brian.
The story of an epic transcontinental journey at the dawn of the motor age, about the 1919 army convoy on the lincoln highway. The pennsylvania center for the book lincoln highway. Additionally, it maintains a gift house that offers a variety of books, souvenirs and. Lincoln highway experience visit laurel highlands, pa. Dutch wonderland 2249 lincoln hwy e lancaster, pa e commerce. Westmoreland, somerset, bedford, fulton, franklin and adams. Being the amusement park and abandoned site enthusiast that i am, i spotted this defunct park when i was quite young most likely a foreshadowing of things to come in my life. One of his favorite overnight stops was a small town in iowa. The route in pennsylvania followed the 62mile philadelphia to lancaster pike, the. It was the first national memorial to president lincoln, as the lincoln memorial in washington, d. In collaboration with the bedford county historical society, the lincoln highway heritage corridor is hosting a new exhibit, on the home front.
Today, the lincoln highway is an often forgotten legacy of americas transportation history, but this legacy is kept alive at the lincoln highway. The bestselling author of a gentleman in moscow and rules of civ. Apr 01, 20 years later in 2005, i saw that such a book had recently been published by stackpole books. Handmade along the highway as with all fine crafts, our handmade along the highway artisans create oneofakind items. Funk 2006, perfect at the best online prices at ebay. Lincoln highway home page, maps and info by state history articles. The historic lincoln highway bedford 2021 all you need to. Before the interstate highway system, before famed route 66, before highways were even numbered, there was one road that started it all, one road that change. In the better country, published 1928, dallas lore sharp and his wife daphne crossed the country hoping to find if there was a better country out there somewhere. A ride along the lincoln highway, coming to pbs stations this fall.
The story of a crusade that made transportation history pubished. Pennsylvania travelers guide to the lincoln highway. This new, updated edition of the successful guidebook to the route in pennsylvania reflects those changes, focusing on recent trends on the highway, such as the appearance of retro buildings. The book covers the major thirteen states the lincoln highway passes through, from. Stories and history from americas premiere coasttocoast highway. Along pennsylvanias lincol n highway is a trip back into time, and it recalls the days when getting to a destination was half the fun. Along pennsylvanias lincoln highway pa postcard history. A book introducing young readers ages 8 to to the lincoln highway. This exhibit focuses on the civil war and bedford countys participation via a number of storyboards and memorabilia. Revealed a lot of history it wasnt until after id read this book that i realized i had driven on the lincoln highway. Grand view ship hotel, which was destroyed by fire in 2001. This museum does a wonderful job of telling the story of the lincoln highway, americas first transcontinental road, which followed u.
Lincoln highway s origins in 1912, carl fisher, the entrepreneur who had founded the indianapolis motor speedway, thought america needed a coasttocoast highway. In 2002, british author pete davies wrote american road. The owners offered to give us ice from her fridge, but we were wishing for a lot of ice. Old lincoln highway is a secondary street in trevose, pennsylvania, using the old highway alignment. Lincoln highway news stories and history from americas premiere. Route 30, the lincoln highway, already linked philadelphia and pittsburgh, but its antiquated twolane rightofway generally followed old wagon roads laid out over a century earlier. Lincoln highway experience latrobe 2021 all you need to. The single best introduction to the subject, the book contains an accurate. Fisher, and formally dedicated october 31, 19, the lincoln highway ran coasttocoast from times square in new york city west to lincoln park in san francisco, originally through states.
In late 1926 the route from west virginia to philadelphia using the new route west of pittsburgh was assigned u. This is the authorized history of the original lincoln highway association. The lincoln highway enters pennsylvania from the east, crossing the. The 1920s lincoln highway garage in hallam yorkspast. In 1924, the entire lincoln highway in pennsylvania was designated pennsylvania route 1. Road conditions and types were also listed, with such labels as paved, dirt roads, and gravel.
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