Upper Sandusky in Wyandot County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
The Lincoln Highway
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Photographed by Dale K. Benington, April 16, 2016
1. The Lincoln Highway Marker
Side A of Marker, facing the West.
Conceived by leaders of the automobile industry to encourage the building of "good roads," the Lincoln Highway was established in 1913 as the first transcontinental automobile route in the United States. It traversed twelve states and 3,389 miles from New York to San Francisco. The first route across Ohio connected Van Wert, Delphos, Lima, Ada, Upper Sandusky, Bucyrus, Galion, Mansfield, Ashland, Wooster, Massillon, Canton, Minerva, Lisbon, and East Liverpool. By the 1930s much of the original route had become part of the Federal Highway System and U.S. Route 30--many miles of which have, in turn, been bypassed by modern four-lane highways.
Map on the Marker Reverse
Erected 2001 by Ohio Bicentennial Commission, The Longaberger Company, The Ohio Lincoln Highway League, and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 3-88.)
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, and the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1913.
Location. 40° 49.661′ N,
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Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Till Plains. 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, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Upper Sandusky (approx. 0.2 miles away); Harrison Smith Park Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Robbins Post No. 91 G.A.R. Grove (approx. 0.3 miles away); Col. William Crawford (approx.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, April 16, 2016
2. The Lincoln Highway Marker
Side B of Marker, facing the East.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, April 16, 2016
3. The Lincoln Highway Marker
View of marker, looking east along East Wyandot Avenue (Old US 30), along the route of the former Lincoln Highway.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, April 16, 2016
4. The Lincoln Highway Marker
View of marker, looking west along East Wyandot Avenue (Old US 30), along the route of the former (old) Lincoln Highway.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, April 16, 2016
5. The Lincoln Highway Marker
View of the marker looking north along the Old Lincoln Highway (County Route 200), towards its intersection with East Wyandot Avenue.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, May 4, 2016
6. The Lincoln Highway Marker
A distant view of the marker, at the intersection of East Wyandot Avenue and the Old Lincoln Highway, and the brick paved roadway in the foreground is a remnant of the Old Lincoln Highway.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, May 4, 2016
7. The Old Lincoln Highway
View of the old brick paved roadway that is a remnant of the Old Lincoln Highway.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, May 4, 2016
8. A Lincoln Highway Marker
View of a nearby Lincoln Highway Marker that is situated along East Wyandot Avenue, on the eastern edge of the downtown business district.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, May 4, 2016
9. A Lincoln Highway Marker
View of the nearby Lincoln Highway marker, looking east along East Wyandot Avenue, in the direction of the featured marker.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, May 4, 2016
10. A Lincoln Highway Marker
View of the nearby Lincoln Highway marker, looking west along East Wyandot Avenue, in the direction of the downtown business district.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 13, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 13, 2016, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,338 times since then and 64 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 17, 2016, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. submitted on May 9, 2016, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
