| California (Alameda County), Livermore — Duarte Garage — Built 1915 |
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Service Station and Car Dealership
Situated on the Original Route
of the Lincoln Highway
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City of Livermore
Historic Preservation Site
Dedicated July 1996
Operated by
The Livermore Heritage Guild — Map (db m19994) |
| California (El Dorado County), El Dorado Hills — 699 — Mormon Tavern — Overland Pony Express Route - California |
| | At this site on the old Clarksville-White Rock Emigrant Road was Mormon Tavern. Constructed in 1849, this popular stage stop was enlarged and operated by Franklin Winchell in 1851. It became a remount station of the Central Overland Pony Express and on April 4, 1860, pony rider Sam (Bill) Hamilton changed horses here on the first eastbound trip. — Map (db m12056) |
| California (Nevada County), Truckee — Donner Pass — Who Passed This Way |
| | For thousands of years, people have crossed the Sierra Nevada near this place called Donner Pass.
Traveling by foot, wagon, train or automobile, the journey has always been challenging.
By Foot
Long before it’s “discovery” by Euro-Americans, this 7,000 foot pass was used as a travel corridor by Native Americans.
The Washoe Indians trekked through the area, from their Great Basin home enroute to the foothills of California, to gather acorns and to trade. They . . . — Map (db m23571) |
| California (Sacramento County), Elk Grove — The Lincoln Highway |
| | The Lincoln Highway, a coast to coast all weather road from Times Square in New York to San Francisco’s Lincoln Park, was an idea whose birthday was the 10th of September 1912. This road which freed America from the clutches of changeable weather was completed finally in the mid 1920’s. Autos now could travel twelve months of the year.
The Lincoln Highway is recognized as the first graveled road highlighted with markers from the East Coast to its terminus in San Francisco. This roadway truly . . . — Map (db m18026) |
| California (San Francisco City and County), San Francisco — Western Terminus of the Lincoln Highway |
| | You are standing at the western terminus of the Lincoln Highway, the first direct coast-to-coast highway from Times Square in New York City to Lincoln Park in San Francisco. It was conceived in 1912 by Carl Fisher (founder of the Indianapolis Speedway and pioneer developer of Miami Beach) who encouraged manufacturers of autos, tires and cement to contribute funds to establish a direct motor-vehicle route, traversing 3,300 miles through 12 states, from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. . . . — Map (db m18145) |
| California (Yolo County), Davis — Lincoln Highway Marker |
| | One of the markers erected by the California Automobile Association in the 1920s to designate the California portion of the Lincoln Highway from New York City to San Francisco. The Highway followed US 40 from Sacramento through Davis via Olive Dr. First and B St. and Russell Blvd.
Plaque donated by Davis Chamber of Commerce.
Monument erected by Building Inspection Division. — Map (db m9040) |
| Indiana (Lake County), Dyer — 45.1996.1 — The Lincoln Highway / The "Ideal Section" |
| | The Lincoln Highway
United States' first transcontinental highway, constructed 1913-1928, from New York City to San Francisco. Dedicated to the memory of Abraham Lincoln. Conceived by Carl G. Fisher to encourage building "good roads." Sponsored by Lincoln Highway Association and supported by automotive industries.
The "Ideal Section"
"Ideal Section" - 1.5 miles - of Lincoln Highway, completed 1923, designed and built as a model for road construction. Funded by county, . . . — Map (db m9063) |
| Nevada (Eureka County), Eureka — 80 — Eureka Courthouse |
| | Built in 1879-80, of locally-fired brick and of sandstone quarried nearby, the Eureka County Courthouse remains a fine example of boom town Victorian opulence. This relic, scene of many famous trials, lives on in reflected glory of the days when Eureka was the first important lead-silver district in the United States.
State Historical Marker No. 80
Nevada State Park System
Board of County Commissioners
NSP 9-15-70 — Map (db m14616) |
| Pennsylvania (Adams County), Abbottstown — 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 a publicly-funded road that stretched from New York City, NY to San Francisco, CA. The road would be the first transcontinental highway. The Association engaged in very little actual road building, but it did fire the public's . . . — Map (db m11715) |
| Pennsylvania (Adams County), Cashtown — Roads West |
| | The historic Cashtown Inn has been offering lodging and dining to weary travelers since the turn of the 19th Century. Roads were important to town development, just as the automobile was important to their prosperity. As roads brought travelers into the countryside, they needed places to stay and eat. Inns attracted businesses that served the traveling public, which, in turn, spurred the development of towns. After the birth of the automobile, more people than ever traveled for recreation. In . . . — Map (db m11710) |
| Pennsylvania (Adams County), Gettysburg — Highway Headquarters |
| | General Robert E. Lee and his staff planned one of America's greatest battles at this site. Almost a century later the site began offering overnight accommodations to travelers coming to pay homage to their heroes. Gutted by fire in 1896, the rebuilt house (owned by Clyde F. Daley) was converted to a souvenir shop and museum. Next door to "Lee's Headquarters," the home (owned by Eric and Sarah Larson) was converted to a tourist home. With the increased visitation to Gettysburg, especially for . . . — Map (db m15312) |
| Pennsylvania (Bedford County), Bedford — The Lincoln Highway Meets the Superhighway |
| | Nearly three centuries of transportation history can be found in Pennsylvania: native American paths to wagon trails, early canals and railroads, the Forbes and Burd Roads, and a string of ten other turnpikes. However, none were more important in the development of this region and much of our nation than the Lincoln Highway and the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
In 1913 the nation's first cross-country highway was designated the Lincoln Highway. It stretched from New York City to San Francisco - . . . — Map (db m8189) |
| Pennsylvania (Bedford County), Breezewood — Military Convoys |
| | During World War II, the Gateway was considered to be a major stop-off for many servicemen and women who were on their way to Maryland, Virginia, the Carolinas and westward. This prime location near the turnpike interchange in Breezewood and along Lincoln Highway has often attracted motorists who were on their way to "somewhere." During the years that the Snyder family owned the Gateway Inn and rest area, the Inn had a contract to supply fuel to the military convoys. It also became known for . . . — Map (db m337) |
| Pennsylvania (Bedford County), Breezewood — The Pennsylvania Turnpike |
| | Shortly after the Pennsylvania Turnpike opened in 1941, Snyder's Gateway Inn was one of the first businesses to appear. Merle and Marian Snyder opened the restaurant shortly before World War II began and eventually supplied fuel to the military convoys. The Turnpike exit at Breezewood was one of the original eleven interchanges, which transformed the rural small town into a tourism capital. The town was a crossroads where people were looking for a ride or a transfer. This stretch of the Lincoln . . . — Map (db m336) |
| Pennsylvania (Chester County), Coatesville — Philadelphia & Lancaster Turnpike Road |
| | This was the nations first major toll road, built by a private company incorporated 1792 by the state legislature. Completed two years later and praised as the finest highway of its day, the stone-and-gravel turnpike stretched 62 miles. The 35th milestone out of Philadelphia was placed here. Early in the 20th century, this road was acquired by the state; it became part of the transcontinental Lincoln Highway and U.S. 30. — Map (db m8262) |
| Pennsylvania (Franklin County), Fayetteville — Thaddeus Stevens Blacksmith Shop |
| | The stone walls of this old building have withstood the adversities of time and people to stand in mute testament of historical events that helped shape a nation. Built in 1837, partners John Paxton and Thaddeus Stevens erected a blacksmith shop along the Chambersburg Pike as part of the Caledonia Iron Works. Following the Battle of Gettysburg only the stone walls remained. The shop was rebuilt and operated until 1895, twenty years after the iron furnace closed. Thaddeus Stevens, . . . — Map (db m11700) |
| Pennsylvania (Franklin County), Fayetteville — The Good Roads Jubilee / The Lincoln Highway |
| | (Left Side): 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 stretched from Gettysburg to Chambersburg. It completed a 113-mile triangular paved auto-touring route from the state capital to Gettysburg, then to Chambersburg and back to Harrisburg. An estimated 30,000 automobiles joined the celebration. . . . — Map (db m11702) |
| Pennsylvania (Fulton County), McConnellsburg — Pleasures of Roadside Dining — Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor |
| | Located at the fork of Route 16 and “The Lincoln Way -the Road Without Toll,” Johnnie's Motel was built in the 1940s to serve the many motorists passing through McConnellsburg. The motel's neon sign advertises “rooms with private showers!” Business prospered at the diner and motel as travelers needed not only good food, but a place to rest their heads. These types of rest stops became popular all along the Lincoln Highway. The diner's home-cooked meals continue to be a draw. — Map (db m19554) |
| Pennsylvania (Fulton County), McConnellsburg — Traveling the Lincoln Highway — Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor |
| | Carved out of a remote wilderness, McConnellsburg served the flood of travelers heading west in the late 18th century. Taverns, like the Fulton House, sprang up all along the packhorse trail from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh.
Whether by foot, on horseback, or stagecoach, early travelers faced the challenges of crossing high ridges. It isn't surprising that early automobiles struggled with the same steep grades. The graph to the right reveals the summits to the east and west of this valley. . . . — Map (db m19557) |
| Pennsylvania (Fulton County), McConnelsburg — Changing Main Street — Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor |
| | Over the course of the last century, the facades and functions of Main Street businesses across America have evolved. In the 1920s and '30s, Linn Motor Sales, a car dealership and service station, occupied this site. Since that time, the building has served residents and visitors as various commercial entities. From 1950 to 1991 it was a G.C. Murphy Company store. — Map (db m19497) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Columbia — 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. Industries such as filling stations, tourist cabins, and restaurants sprang up along the highway. In 1925, much of the route through Pennsylvania became Route 30. — Map (db m5761) |
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