Near Warsaw in Kosciusko County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Indiana ... Where It All Began!

Photographed by Duane Hall, March 18, 2014

1. Indiana ... Where It All Began! Marker

Inscription. On September 1, 1912 at a dinner party for automobile manufacturers at the Deutsches Haus in Indianapolis, Carl G. Fisher, President of the Prest-O-Lite Company and father of The Indianapolis 500 unveiled his plan for a highway spanning the country from New York City to California. “A road across the United States! Let’s build it before we’re too old to enjoy it!” Fisher urged the auto executives. A few months after the Indianapolis dinner, Fisher received a letter from Henry Joy, Packard Motor Company president, pledging $150,000 for the proposed roadway. Joy, a leading force behind getting the coast-to-coast highway built, also suggested that the road be named for Abraham Lincoln. On 1 July 1913 the Lincoln Highway Association was created with Joy as President and Fisher as Vice President. The Association’s goal was to “procure the establishment of a continuous improved highway from the Atlantic to the Pacific, open to lawful traffic of all description without toll charges: such highway to be known in memory of Abraham Lincoln, as ‘The Lincoln Highway.’”

The Lincoln Highway in Indiana has

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two routes. The 1913 Route followed a more northern path in the state. The route was straightened and moved south with the advent of the National Highway Act in 1926. The Lincoln Highway was numbered Highway 30 in accordance with the new national system of marking in the US.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #16 Abraham Lincoln, and the Lincoln Highway series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is July 1, 1913.

Location. 41° 14.85′ N, 85° 54.638′ W. Marker is near Warsaw, Indiana, in Kosciusko County. It can be reached from the intersection of Old U.S. 30 and County Road N350W, on the right when traveling east. Marker is located at the west end of the Chinworth Bridge Trailhead park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Warsaw IN 46580, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northern Indiana.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically,

Route of Lincoln Highway in Indiana image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, March 18, 2014

2. Route of Lincoln Highway in Indiana

Close-up of map on marker

it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Chinworth Bridge Trailhead (here, next to this marker); The Lincoln Highway (here, next to this marker); Chinworth Bridge (a few steps from this marker); Highland Cemetery (approx. 2.2 miles away); Tony Elliott (approx. 2.6 miles away); a different marker also named The Lincoln Highway (approx. 2.6 miles away); M3A3 Stuart Tank (approx. 2.8 miles away); Kosciusko County War Memorial (approx. 2.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Warsaw.

Also see . . . Lincoln Highway Association Official Website. (Submitted on March 24, 2014.)

Photographed by Duane Hall, March 18, 2014

3. Indiana ... Where It All Began! Marker

Old U.S. 30, the Lincoln Highway, behind the marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 24, 2014, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 667 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 24, 2014, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.