"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
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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
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For Information on
1839--Frances McEwen Belford--1921
"Mother Of The Lincoln Highway"
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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
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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
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For Information on
The 1st Annual
2008--Liberty Enlightening the World--2008
"Lincoln & Liberty"
Global Essay Contest
January 12th thru February 12th
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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For Information On
2006--Light Around the World--2006
93rd Anniversary
Dedication of the Lincoln Highway
October 31, 2006
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To Download
1970--Earth Day--2010
The 40th Anniversary
April 22, 2010
Press Release
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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!!
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For Information On
1836--Electric Vehicles--2010
that..
"I Guarantee"
will..
"Blow Your Mind!!"
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For Information On
1915--The Powell Lever Motor--1944
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To Learn More About
1939--Mickey Rooney--1970
as
George M. Cohan
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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
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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
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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
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For Information on
2011--Emails To Capitol Hill--2011
concerning
