The Lincoln Highway National Museum & Archives

The Lincoln Highway
National Museum & Archives
"A World Class Virtual Museum"
founded in
Galion, Ohio
with
Research Offices in Washington, DC

(202) 536-5329

Craig Harmon, Founder & Director

"Hi There Neighbor, Going My Way...
East or West on The Lincoln Highway???"

If You Like What You See,
And Would Like To Help With...
"The Great Work"

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The Greatest Memorial
The Lincoln Highway
"It is a name to conjure by. It calls to the heroic.
It enrolls a mighty panorama of fields and woodlands;
of humble cabins and triumphant farm homes
and cattle on a thousand hills;
burrowing mines and smoking factories;
winding brooks, commerce laden rivers and horizon lost oceans.

And because it binds together all these wonders
and sweeps forward till it touches the end of the earth
and the beginning of the sea it is to be named the "Lincoln Highway".

It brings back to us the lank figure of the growing boy
walking the country roadway with borrowed books;
the dreaming out, surveying and building of his highway of the soul,
that should stretch from that mysterious ocean of the past, whence he came,
to the mysterious ocean of the eternal, to which he would go;

a highway along whose everyday travel he had a gentle word for the sorrowing,
a hand for the one in trouble, a sharp prod for the indifferent,
a word of council for the perplexed, an inspiration for the doubtful, and love for all;
the highway of the soul of the "Great American".

Rev. Frank G. Brainard
First Congregational Church
Ogden, Utah
September 21, 1913

Therefore, Be it Resolved,
That The Lincoln Highway Now Is And Henceforth
Shall Be An Existing Memorial In Tribute To,
That Great Martyred Patriot-
ABRAHAM LINCOLN

A Perpetual Memorial
The Lincoln Highway
"The Lincoln Highway will never be finished.
You and I will be able to drive over it from New York to San Francisco in 1915.
Perhaps ten years from now every mile will be of concrete,
but there will always be something more to do, some improvement to make.

Not only is the Lincoln Highway a perpetual memorial,
but a road to be perpetuated by the energies of future generations.
We are only laying the foundations now."

The best minds in the country are "laying the foundation now"
for the beautification of the Lincoln Highway..."

"They are working today that the tourist of fifty and one hundred years from now
may cross the country over the most beautiful and inspiring roadway in the world."

"The Lincoln Highway is to be something more than a road-
It will be a road with personality, a distinctive work
of which the Americans of future generations can point with pride-
an economic but also artistic triumph."

Carl D. Fisher, Founder
The Lincoln Highway
Chicago, Illinois
1914

The Lincoln Highway
By: M. E. Buhler

Motor Field Magazine
Denver, Colorado
February 1914

To Read
"O Captain! My Captain!"

By Walt Whitman
On the Occasion of Mr. Lincoln's Passing

For Information On
1951--The Eternal Light--1951
The Lincoln Highway Episode

Lincoln Birthday
Special Presentation
February 12, 1951
An Anthology of Carl Sandburg Poems

For Information on
2003--Memorial Miles--2012

John A. Yeager
"Father Of The Lincoln Highway Sign Project"
1st Memorial Mile

For Information on
1839--Frances McEwen Belford--1921

"Mother Of The Lincoln Highway"

A Tablet To Honor
Mr. C. L. Laurense
"He Helps To Build The Lincoln Highway"

When the Great Monument Is Finished
There Shoud Be At Some Spot Along Its Route
A Tablet Of Plate Bearing The Inscription:

"This Exceptionally Smooth and Pleasant Part Of The Lincoln Highway
Was Built By The Exceptionally Smooth and Courteous
C. L. Laurense Of The Hudson Factory
One Of Nature's Nobelmen."

For Information on
1867--Bela Lyon Pratt--1917

Artist & Sculptor
(Click Here Or Above For Offical Bela Pratt Web Site)

1809-Lincoln Centennial Medal-1909

Pattern For Over 60 Lincoln Medals
including

Lincoln Highway
Distinguished Service Award

1928 Lincoln Highway Medalion

3400 Boy Scout Lincoln Highway Markers

EXTRA EXTRA...Read All About It!!
1913-- Abraham Lincoln, Lincoln Highway & Boy Scouts--2013
PASSED OVER
by

Presidential Inaugural Committee
and

White House
aka

NOT INVITED
to
Presidential Inaugural Parade
January 21, 2013
on

100th Anniversary
of

"The Greatest Memorial"
aka

"Show Road Of The World"
and

First Scout Inauguration

To read about
2011--The Day The Spirit Of The Lincoln Way Died--2011
aka
"The Day Mr. Lincoln Got Kicked Out Of Fort Lincoln"
on
"The Day He Died"
April 15, 2011

For Information on
The 1st Annual
2008--Liberty Enlightening the World--2008
"Lincoln & Liberty"
Global Essay Contest

January 12th thru February 12th

For Information on
The 2nd Annual
2009--Liberty Enlightening the World--2009
"Lincoln & Liberty"
Global Essay Contest

Lincoln Is The Key
A New Birth of Freedom
Strengthening The Arm Of Liberty

January 12th thru February 12th

Deadline:
Midnight
February 9, 2009

For Information on
The 3rd Annual
2010--Liberty Enlightening the World--2010
"Lincoln & Liberty"
Global Essay Contest

Abraham Lincoln

"The Nobel"
and

"The Quest"
for

"Peace!"

January 12th thru February 24th

Deadline:
4:30 PM
February 24, 2010
in honor of

Colonel Edward D. Baker
Senator From Oregon
Defender of Liberty
Close Friend of Abraham Lincoln

Killed At The Battle of Ball's Bluff
Born: February 24, 1811
Died: October 21, 1861

For Information on
The 4th Annual
2011--Liberty Enlightening the World--2011
"Lincoln & Liberty"
Global Essay Contest

Abraham Lincoln

"The Flag"
and
"The Constitution"

"One"
and
"Inseperable!"

January 12th thru February 24th

Deadline:
4:30 PM
February 24, 2011

For Information on
1910--Light Around The World--2010

Baden Powell
"Fulfilling"
"The Vision"

A Call To Action
Global Mobilization Drill
The Supreme Demonstration
of
Scout Preparedness
as..

Great Bonfires Girdle The Earth
on
Day of Peace
October 31, 2010

For Information on
The 1st Annual
2008--Liberty Enlightening the World--2009
"Lincoln & Liberty"
Global Art Contest

April 15, 2008 thru February 12, 2009

Deadline:
Midnight
February 5, 2009

For Information On
2008--What Abraham Lincoln Means To Me--2009
A Collection Of
"Letters & Essays"

Written By
World Leaders

February 12, 2008 - February 12, 2009

For Information On
2006--Light Around the World--2006

93rd Anniversary
Dedication of the Lincoln Highway

October 31, 2006

To Download
1970--Earth Day--2010

The 40th Anniversary
April 22, 2010

Press Release

To read about
2011--The Right Information To The Right Person--2011

The 41st Anniversary
Earth Day
April 22, 2011

A Series Of 10 Emails
concerning
The President's State Of The Union Address
and

The Challenge For 1 Million Electric Vehicles By 2015
97 Years...Behind The Curve!!

For Information On
1836--Electric Vehicles--2010
that..

"I Guarantee"

will..

"Blow Your Mind!!"

For Information On
1915--The Powell Lever Motor--1944

To Learn More About
1939--Mickey Rooney--1970
as
George M. Cohan

For Information on
1777--Flag Day History--2007
230th Anniversary

Presidential Flag Day Proclamations
Presidential Flag Day Files
Legislative History

First Flag Day in Hartford, CT
First Flag Day Resolution
Flag Day Founders
150th Anniversary Proclamations-1927
230th Anniversary Proclamations-2007

For Information on
1916--Flag Day--2006
"The Greatest Flag Day Celebration in American History"

90th Anniversary
Nationwide Lincoln Highway Celebration

New York - Washington, DC - San Francisco

First Presidential Flag Day Proclamation
Washington Preparedness Parade

June 14, 2006

For Information on
2011--1st Annual Lincoln Highway Flag Essay Contest--2011
"150th Anniversary of The First Public Flag Day Celebration
75 Original 1929 USFA Flag Essay Contest Questions
"Old Glory's Greatest Glory"
April 29th - June 11th

For Information on
2011--Emails To Capitol Hill--2011
concerning
150th Anniversary
The First Public Flag Day Celebration
Hartford, CT
June 14, 1861

June 14, 2011

For Information on
1862--Congressional National Holidays Resolution--2012
150th Anniversary
Flag Day
and
Constitution Day
June 11-12, 1862

With
"Commentary"
CLICK HERE
and
"Without"
CLICK HERE

For Information on
1861--The Colonel Edward D. Baker Statue--2011
United States Capitol

and

Dr. Horatio Stone
The Artist & Sculptor
on
The 150th Anniversary
of
His Passing
October 21, 1861

For Information on
1913--Great Seal of the United States--2007
225th Anniversary

June 20, 2007

For Information on
H.R. 5419
"State Admission Day Recognition Act of 2006"

"To honor the anniversary of each State's admission to the Union,
the Architect of the Capitol shall fly the flag of the State over the Capitol
each year on the anniversary of the date of the State's Admission to the Union."

Introduced by:
Mr. Dan Lungren,
Member of Congress

California
3rd Congressional District
May 18, 2006

To View
1915--The Lincoln Highway Feeder--2005
90th Anniversary
July 27, 2005

Philadelphia - Chester, PA
Wilmington, DE
Elkton - Havre de Grace - Bell Air - Baltimore, MD
Washington, DC,
Rockville - Gaithersburg - Frederick - Thurmont - Emmitsburg, MD
Gettysburg, PA

Lincoln Highway Day Proclamation
Mayor Anthony A. Williams
February 12, 2005

Lincoln Highway Day Resolution
Council of the District of Columbia
July 27, 2005

For Information On
1930--Lincoln, The Mystic--1930
Lincoln Park-Jersey City
Eastern Terminus-Lincoln Highway

Sponsored By:
Lincoln Association of Jersey City

Principle Speaker:
Dr. John Wesley Hill
June 14, 1930

For Information On
Lincoln Laureates
The Order of Lincoln

The Lincoln Academy of Illinois
Annual Presentation

For Information On
The Lincoln Pilgrimage
80th Anniversary
First Lincoln Pilgrimage

and...
The Lincoln Pilgrimage Train
70th Anniversary
First Union Pacific Streamliner Service

Lincoln Park--Lincoln Shrine--Lincoln Memorial
San Francisco-Los Angeles-Chicago-New York-Washington
Spirit of the Lincoln Way-Amtrak Superliner Service
January 24 - February 12, 2004

For Information on
1925--America's First Trackless Train--1926
"Good Roads & Good Movies"
Transcontinental Tour

Sponsored By
Metro-Goldwyn Studios
March 30, 1925 - March 22, 1926

All Aboard
1947--The Freedom Train--1949

Sponsored By
American Heritage Foundation
September 17, 1947 - January 22, 1949

For Information On
1924--The Coolidge-Dawes Lincoln Tour--1924
First Presidential Campiagn Caravan

New York-Sacramento-Los Angeles-San Francisco-Bellingham
September 8 - November 3, 1924

For Information On
1928--Sir Robert Baden-Powell--1939
Nobel Peace Prize
Nominations

17 Nominations
5 Years

For Information On
1910--Legacy Troops--2010
Baden Powell
"A Man of Destiny"

Adult Troops

For Information On
1928--The Boy Scouts Of America--1928
Lincoln Highway
Safety Tour

New York To Golden Gate
July 6 - August 8, 1928

For Information On
1935--The Boy Scout National Jamboree--2010
Presidential Visits
"How It All Began"

7 Presidents
1 Vice President
1 First Lady

For Information On
1927--Silver Buffalo Award--2002
Presidential Citations

14 Presidents
1 First Lady

For Information On
1913--Gerald R. Ford--2006
38th President Of The United States
Scouting History

First & Only Eagle Scout President
37 Merit Badges
Two Palms

For Information On
1914--Presidential Eagle Scouts--1914
Five Eagle Scouts

"The First Eagle Scouts In Washington"
The White House
February 12, 1914

For Information On
1915--Presidential Award Presentation--1915
Heroism Award
Six Eagle Scouts

The White House
February 11, 1915

For Information On
1920--Boy Scouts Hike Across Continient--1920
via
The Lincoln Highway

De Forest Jones & Joseph O' Farrell
June 8, 1920 - September ??, 1920

For Information On
1904--Leon Wallace--1985
"The Most Advanced Scout In The World"

"First Scout To Earn All 61 Merit Badges"
June 8, 1920 - September 26, 1921

For Information On
1922--Boy Scout Harmonica Contest--1922
Boy Scout Camp-Kanawauke Lake

Palisades Interstate Park
August 14, 1922

For Information On
1923--National Boy Scout Press Association--1934
Organized-March 10, 1928
Columbia University-New York City

500 Members
36 States
15 Local Chapters

For Information On
1949--Strenghten The Arm Of Liberty-1951
The Boy Scouts of America
"Sisters Of Liberty"

206 Statues
27 States

To Read
"Abraham Lincoln--True Scout"
By Ida M. Tarbell

The Boy Scouts Year Book - 1920

To Learn About
The Harmon Foundation Award
Eagle Scout Scholarship

Sponsored By
William E. Harmon

Learn to Look Through
"Lincoln's Eyes"

By Franklin K. Lane
Keystone Americanism Program
February 12, 1920

To View
1863--The Gettysburg Address--2003

By James Daugherty
140th Anniversary Celebration
November 19, 2003

To Read
Twenty Days
A Series of E-Mails

Beginning
April 15, 2003
138th Anniversary
Mr. Lincoln's Passing

To Read Director's
"Official Comments"
concerning
National Park Service
Lincoln Highway Special Resource Study

Beginning
August 27, 2004

To View
Associated Press
Lincoln Photos

Submitted By
The Lincoln Highway
National Museum & Archives

For Information On
1916--Claire Rochester--1916
Statue of Liberty Illumination Fund

Transcontinental Tour
via
The Lincoln Highway
June 27, 1916 - July 10, 1916

For Information On
1931--Amelia Earhart--1931
Travels The Lincoln Highway

Beech-Nut
Transcontinental Autogiro Tour
May 28, 1931 - June 22, 1931

For Information On
1931--Students Put Ranger On The Map--2011
Discover Long Lost Amelia Earhart Landing In Ranger, TX

80th Anniversary

Beech-Nut
Transcontinental Autogiro Tour
June 16, 1931

For Information On
2011--Ranger Students Make History--2011
Front Page Story

Send

Thank You Notes

For Information On
"The Day Mr. Lincoln Came to Town"
"The Unfinished Journey"
"Celebrating America's Spirit Together"
"Spirit of the Lincoln Way"
Washington, DC
New York, NY to San Francisco,CA
July 29, 2001-July 4, 2002

To Read
E-mails From the Road
A Collection of Stories
"Celebrating America's Spirit Together"

For Index of News Stories
Long Journey into History
"Spirit of the Lincoln Way"
Millennium Tour 2000-2002

For the Complete Story of
America's Fire Truck
"Spirit of the Lincoln Way"

For Information On
Light Around the World
90th Anniversary
Lincoln Highway Dedication
October 31, 2003

"Light the Sacred Fire of Liberty"
Memorial to 9-11 Fire fighters
Ring the World Peace Bell

For Information On
The Perfect Tribute
Memorial to 9-11 Fire fighters
Fire fighters From Around the World
Create Wall of Signed Fire Helmets

For Information On
1919--Memorial Trees--1923
Planted on The Lincoln Highway

For Information On
1922--The Lincoln Highway--1922
"Road of Remembrance"
Memorial Day-May 30, 1922

For Information On
The Museum's 2001 Season Opener
The Day Mr. Lincoln Came to Town"
"A Nation Pays Tribute"
136th Anniversary of the Lincoln Funeral Train

"The Power of One"
"One Voice...Singing in the Darkness"
"Spirit of the Lincoln Way"
Fire Truck Caravan
April 29, 2001

Now on Display
Gallery of American Presidents & First Ladies
A Collection of 82 Oil Portraits
By Lawrence Williams
April 29 thru June 19, 2001

Museum Works Closely With
White House Commission
"National Moment of Remembrance"

Memorial Day
May 28, 2001 at 3:00 p.m.
Participates for Second Year in a Row
Back to Back
Associated Press Nationwide Photos

Announcing a Sister Museum
The Harding Highway
National Museum & Archives
May 28, 2001

For Information On
how to get your special
GALION OH 44833
LINCOLN HIGHWAY STATION
May 9, 2001
Postal Cancellation

For Information On
1913--American Presidents--2003
"Leading the Way"

For Information On
1913--Lincoln Highway--2003
"A Way of Life"

For a Complete Listing of
1913--Lincoln Highway Towns--1928
14 States...over 450 Towns

To View a Complete Set of
1921--Lincoln Highway Strip Maps--1921
Omaha to Chicago and Philadelphia

To View a Complete Set of
1928--Lincoln Highway Strip Maps--1928
12 States...over 450 Towns

To View a Complete Set of
1915--Lincoln Airway Strip Maps--1917
San Francisco to New York

For Information On
1913--Lincoln Highway Signs--1928

For Information On
1914--Lincoln Highway Songs--1942

For Information On
1913--Lincoln Highway Events--1939
Important Dates

For Information On
1913--Indiana Hoosier Tour--1913
Lincoln Highway Pathfinders

For Information On
1913--Lincoln Highway Dedication--1913
October 31, 1913

To View
1913--Lincoln Highway Prospectus--1913

For Information On
1912--Printer's Ink--1939
Lincoln Highway Magazine Articles

For Articles On
1960--Rekindling The Lincoln--2005
Lincoln Highway Magazine Articles

For Information On
1917--The Lincoln Highway Forum--1927
Lincoln Highway Association Newsletter

For Information On
1913--Lincoln Highway Publications--1935
Lincoln Highway Association & Others

In Memorium
1876--H. C. Osterman--1920
Vice President & Field Secretary

To View
1914--Motor Magazine--1914
Lincoln Highway Ads

For Information On
1915--MoToR Magazine--1917
Transcontinental Medal

For Information On
1919--Long Distance Motorcycle Touring Medal--1920
Motorcycle & Allied Trades Association

For Information On
1925--Mr. L. B. Miller--1931
"King of the Lincoln Highway"

For Information On
1915--The Lincoln Highway Goes Hollywood--1915
Miss Anita King - "Koast to Koast" in a Kissel Kar

For Information On
1922--America's First Radio Tour--1922
Detroit to San Francisco in a Rickenbacker

For Information On
1940--The Lincoln Highway Radio Show--1942
48 Stations Coast to Coast
NBC Red Network

The Lincoln Highway
The Great Funeral Cortege
The Lincoln Funeral Train Route
Designated White House Millennium Trails

Lincoln Highway Museum
Largest Sponsor in the Nation

CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS

Musuem Plays Role In
Lincoln Highway Study Act

Congressman Oxley Credits
"The Lincoln Highway Comes of Age"
United States House of Representatives
October 16, 2000

CLICK HERE FOR FULL TEXT

Congress Passes
Lincoln Highway Study Act

President Clinton Signs into Law
December 23, 2000

CLICK HERE FOR FULL TEXT

Museum Honors
Congressman Mike Oxley
4th Ohio District
Co-Sponsor of the Lincoln Highway Study Act

Pre-Inaugural Ceremony
January 19, 2001

To Learn About
The Lincoln Highway
America's First Transcontinential Highway

Teachers
To take your Students for an Imaginary Trip on
The Lincoln Highway

For Information on
"The Spirit of the Lincoln Way"
1964 Maxim Fire Truck
Inaugural Parade
George W. Bush
43rd President of the United States
January 20, 2001

Celebrate America's Spirit
Get your Special
"The Spirit of the Lincoln Way"
Inaugural Parade
Commemorative Plate

Check this Out
The Lincoln Highway Goes Global
Inaugural Parade Commemorative Plates
Are Selling all over the World

For Information on
"The Day Mr. Lincoln Came to Town"
Put in YOUR Two Cents
"LINK ACROSS AMERICA"
Millennium Tour - 2000
Washington D.C.
New York City to San Francisco

To View
"Two Flags Over America"
"LINK ACROSS AMERICA"
Millennium Tour - 2000

For Information on
The Lincoln Highway
Comes of Age
A Nationwide Millennium Project

For Information on
Last Year's Season Opener
April 29,2000
"The Day Mr.Lincoln Came to Town"

In Celebration
The 135th Anniversary of
The Lincoln Funeral Train
Passing Through Galion

Be a Part of History
"Put in YOUR Two Cents"
Enter your Name in "The Book of Lincoln
Help Build the World's Largest Penny Statue of Mr. Lincoln

To Visit the Museum

Press Releases
"Extra, Extra, Read All About it"

To View
Notes of Thanks

To Download
Lincoln Highway Press
Documents & Publications
In Adobe Acrobat 4.0 Format

To Download
Hi-Res Images for
Newspaper & Magazine Publication

Visits Since
September 27, 2007

Website Came Online
May 12, 2000

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