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"

EXTRA EXTRA...Read All About It!!

EXTRA EXTRA...Read All About It!!

1917-- Abraham Lincoln, Lincoln Highway & Boy Scouts--2017

PASSED OVER AGAIN
by

Presidential Inaugural Committee

NOT INVITED
to

Presidential Inaugural Parade
January 20, 2017
HONORING

"First Presidential Eagle Scouts"
on
100th Anniversary
of

"Colonel Robert N. Harper"
aka
CHAIRMAN

"1917 Presidential Inauguration"
as well as
"Washington Lincoln Highway Feeder"
"1917 White House Liberty Loan Liberty Bonfire"
and
100th Anniversary

"1917 Boy Scout Liberty Loan Drive"
and

"1917 White House Liberty Loan Liberty Bonfire"

EXTRA EXTRA...Read All About It!!

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

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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

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
President 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...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
Selling All Over The World

For Information on
"The Day Mr. Lincoln Came to Town"
Put in YOURTwo 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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