Napier Township near Manns Choice in Bedford County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

From Motor Camping to Tourist Cabins

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 1, 2018

1. From Motor Camping to Tourist Cabins Marker

Inscription.
By 1923, motor camping was the number one national pastime. Automobiles provided average Americans a new type of freedom and a way to escape their daily routine by touring the countryside on short weekend trips or cross-country treks. But it wasn't long that travelers desired more conveniences - thus, the birth of tourist cabins!

Individual tourist cabins offered more security, hot showers, and radios. With the growth of national chain hotels and motels, tourist cabins struggled for survival. However, the Lincoln Motor Court (built in 1944) provides an authentic, Lincoln Highway-era setting for today's visitors.

Erected by Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor & Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Parks & Recreational Areas • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Lincoln Highway series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1923.

Location. 40° 2.658′ N, 78° 35.794′ W. Marker is near Manns Choice, Pennsylvania, in Bedford County. It is in Napier Township. It is on Lincoln Highway (U.S. 30) west of Tulls Hill Road (County Route 4007), on the right when traveling east. Marker is located beside the flag pole

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at the entrance to the Lincoln Motor Court. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5104 Lincoln Hwy, Manns Choice PA 15550, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania and in the Laurel Highlands.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Traveling The Highway (approx. 1.9 miles away); Bonnet Tavern (approx. 1.9 miles away); Forbes Road (approx. 1.9 miles away); a different marker also named Forbes Road (approx. 1.9 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.2 miles away); Manns Choice (approx. 2.4 miles away); The Beginning of Agricultural Cooperative Extension Service (approx. 2½ miles away); William Frazier (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manns Choice.

More about this marker. Marker is a large composite plaque, mounted horizontally on a waist-high post.

Also see . . .
1. Lincoln Motor Court. The Lincoln Motor Court evokes a bygone era of hospitality. A dozen classic tourist cabins have hosted visitors on the side of the Lincoln Highway since the early 1940s. (Submitted on August 3, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

2. The Lincoln Highway. On July 1, 1913, a group of automobile enthusiasts and industry officials established the Lincoln Highway Association (LHA) "to procure the establishment

Marker detail: Schellsburg tourist cabins image. Click for full size.

Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor Archives

2. Marker detail: Schellsburg tourist cabins

These Schellsburg tourist cabins are no longer open for tourists, but they provide housing for seasonal workers.

of a continuous improved highway from the Atlantic to the Pacific, open to lawful traffic of all description without toll charges." In its time, the Lincoln Highway would become the Nation's premier highway, as well known as U.S. 66 was to be in its day and as well known as I-80 and I-95 are today. The Lincoln Highway also played an important role in the evolution of highways leading up to the Dwight D. Eisenhower System of Interstate and Defense Highways. This role is illustrated by the LHA's twin goals. One goal was to build a "Coast-to-Coast Rock Highway" from Times Square in New York City to Lincoln Park in San Francisco. (Submitted on August 3, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Marker detail: Closed for decades, Greenland lodge cabins were located 2 ½ miles west of Bedford image. Click for full size.

Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor Archives

3. Marker detail: Closed for decades, Greenland lodge cabins were located 2 ½ miles west of Bedford

From Motor Camping to Tourist Cabins Marker (<i>wide view; marker beside Motor Court sign</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 1, 2018

4. From Motor Camping to Tourist Cabins Marker (wide view; marker beside Motor Court sign)

From Motor Camping to Tourist Cabins Marker (<i>tall view; marker beside Motor Court sign</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 1, 2018

5. From Motor Camping to Tourist Cabins Marker (tall view; marker beside Motor Court sign)

Old Lincoln Motor Court Sign (<i>located near marker</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 1, 2018

6. Old Lincoln Motor Court Sign (located near marker)

Lincoln Motor Court Cabins image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 1, 2018

7. Lincoln Motor Court Cabins

Lincoln Motor Court Office image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 1, 2018

8. Lincoln Motor Court Office

Abandoned General Store (<i>across Lincoln Highway from the Motor Court</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 1, 2018

9. Abandoned General Store (across Lincoln Highway from the Motor Court)

Abandoned Service Station (<i>across Lincoln Highway from the Motor Court</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 1, 2018

10. Abandoned Service Station (across Lincoln Highway from the Motor Court)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 2, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 927 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 2, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 3, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. 7, 8, 9. submitted on August 14, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. 10. submitted on September 3, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.