McConnellsburg in Fulton County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Changing Main Street

Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor

By William Fischer, Jr., May 21, 2009

1. Changing Main Street Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

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.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Lincoln Highway 🛣️ series list.

Location. 39° 55.918′ N, 77° 59.863′ W. Marker is in McConnellsburg, Pennsylvania, in Fulton County. Marker is on Lincoln Highway East (Pennsylvania Route 16), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 211 Lincoln Highway East, Mc Connellsburg PA 17233, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Traveling the Lincoln Highway (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Changing Main Street (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Fulton County Civil War, Spanish-American War, and World War I Memorial

By William Fischer, Jr., May 21, 2009

2. Changing Main Street Marker

(about 800 feet away); Fulton County (approx. 0.2 miles away); Fulton County Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Fulton County World War II, Korea, and Vietnam Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Fulton County War on Terrorism Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); George Diven (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in McConnellsburg.

Also see . . . The Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor. (Submitted on June 3, 2009, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio.)

Changing Main Street Marker Drawings image. Click for full size.

By William Fischer, Jr., May 21, 2009

3. Changing Main Street Marker Drawings

Credits. This page was last revised on February 22, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 31, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 896 times since then and 11 times this year. Last updated on February 21, 2021, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 31, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.