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The Lincoln Highway National Museum & Archives 102 Old Lincoln Way West Galion, Ohio 44833 (202) 536-5329
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1928--Lincoln Highway Safety Tour--1928
Boy Scouts of America
July 6th - August 8th
| 4 Scouts 3 Leaders |
1928--Lincoln
Highway Safety Tour--1928 Boy Scouts of America July 6th - August 8th |
4 Scouts 3 Leaders |
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Eagle
Scout Click to View |
First Class Scout Click to View |
Eagle Scout Click to View |
Eagle Scout Click to View |
Reese T.
Davis Click to View |
Charles H. Mills Click to View |
Remo M.
Lombardi Click to View |
| New York to San Francisco |
1928--Lincoln Highway Safety Tour--1928 Boy Scouts of America 3389 Miles - 34 Days |
New
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| DAY | WEEK | DATE | CITY | STATE | Event |
| 1 | Fri | July 6 | New York | NY | Left NYC Police Escort Through Holland Tunnel |
| 1 | Fri | July 6 | Jersey City | NJ | Stopped for a few minutes to meet the Mayor and other officials |
| 1 | Fri | July 6 | Newark | NJ | First Demonstration-Military Park |
| 1 | Fri | July 6 | Elizabeth | NJ | Picked Up ASM/Driver Reese Davis-Lunch at the Elks-Courtesy Davis's Parents |
| 1 | Fri | July 6 | Princeton | NJ | Stop Made... |
| 1 | Fri | July 6 | New Brunswick | NJ | Demonstration Friday Afternoon |
| 1 | Fri | July 6 | Trenton | NJ | Arrived Late-Greeted at Battle Monument-Missed Governor-Toured State House |
| 1 | Fri | July 6 | Philadelphia | PA | Ate SupperPolice Escort |
| 2 | Sat | July 7 | Coastsville | PA | Gave Demonstration-Mayor presented Key to the City-Spectators Scarce |
| 2 | Sat | July 7 | Lancaster | PA | Life Saving Demonstration |
| 2 | Sat | July 7 | York | PA | Safety Demonstration-Stayed at Scout Camp |
| 3 | Sun | July 8 | Harrisburg | PA | Day trip to the State Capitol for Church & Sightseeing |
| 3 | Sun | July 8 | York | PA | Back to Scout Camp-Bernie Goes Rowing |
| 4 | Mon | July 9 | Bedford | PA | Couldn't find scheduled Hotel so went on ... |
| 4 | Mon | July 9 | Grandview Hotel | PA | Stopped for Lunch-Steak so tough thought it was 50 year old Buffalo |
| 4 | Mon | July 9 | Willkinsburg | PA | Traveled Till Midnight-Ran out of Gas-Staryed at Lincoln-Penn Hotel |
| 5 | Tues | July 10 | Pittsburgh | PA | Escorted by Fine Band-Safety Demonstration-Lunch By Portland Cement Co. |
| 5 | Tues | July 10 | Camp Umstaetter | PA | Fine Swim, Meal and Impromtu Speeches at Camp Retreat Ceremony |
| 6 | Wed | July 11 | Camp Umstaetter | PA | Got up late-Went for Swim-Learned Speeches-Sacred Council Fire-Rain |
| 7 | Thurs | July 12 | East Liverpool | OH | Up Early -Lunch at Kiwanis Club-Demonstrations-Tour of China Factory |
| 7 | Thurs | July 12 | Canton | OH | Spent The Night at the YMCA |
| 8 | Fri | July 13 | Canton | OH | Three Demonstrations-Morning-Rain-Swim at YMCA Pool |
| 8 | Fri | July 13 | Massillon | OH | Picnic with Mayor & Road Commissioner |
| 8 | Fri | July 13 | Upper Sandusky | OH | Colonel Crawford Monument |
| 8 | Fri | July 13 | Lima | OH | Rain-Stayed at the Barr Hotel |
| 9 | Sat | July 14 | Lima | OH | Boy Scout Escort from Lima toVan Wert |
| 9 | Sat | July 14 | Delphos | OH | Boy Scout Escort from Lima to Van Wert to Delphos |
| 9 | Sat | July 14 | Van Wert | OH | Brief stop at YWCA-Met Arthur Brooks Scout Commissioner |
| 9 | Sat | July 14 | Fort Wayne | IN | Great Little Town And Everyone There Thinks So |
| 9 | Sat | July 14 | Elkhart | IN | Interesting Town-Largest Baby Carriage Factory-Band Instrument Works |
| 9 | Sat | July 14 | La Porte | IN | Camp Pottawattomie at 8pm-Gun Salutes-Henry the Snake-Bernie's Birthday |
| 10 | Sun | July 15 | La Porte | IN | Camp Pottowattomie-Worked on Scout Skills-Two Demonstrations-Church |
| 11 | Mon | July 16 | Chicago Heights | IL | Lunch With Rotary Club |
| 11 | Mon | July 16 | Joliet | IL | Arrived in the afternoon-Stayed at Scout Camp-Campfire-Order of the Rainbow |
| 12 | Tues | July 17 | Joliet | IL | 10:30 Welcome by Mayor-Lunch with Rotary Club-Movie at Joliet Theatre |
| 13 | Wed | July 18 | Joliet | IL | Breakfast with Mark's Father then on the road by 9 am |
| 13 | Wed | July 18 | DeKalb | IL | Lunch after it rained pretty hard-Put on Famous Demonstration. |
| 13 | Wed | July 18 | Fulton | IL | Crossed the Mississippi River into Iowa |
| 13 | Wed | July 18 | Clinton | IA | Arrived in Iowa |
| 13 | Wed | July 18 | Dewitt | IA | Demonstrations-Shriners Picnic-They Kindly Applauded |
| 14 | Thurs | July 19 | Dewitt | IA | Cheap Breakfast-Town
is Pretty Small |
| 14 | Thurs | July 19 | Cedar Rapids | IA | Had lunch and Gave Demonstration-Practiced for Ames |
| 14 | Thurs | July 19 | Tama | IA | Drove to the Mesquakie Indian Reservation-Saw Indian Burial Sites |
| 14 | Thurs | July 19 | Marshalltown | IA | Spent the Night-Used
Cooking Kits for Frist Time-Gave Demonstartion at Dusk |
| 15 | Fri | July 20 | Ames | IA | Arrived Early so Went on Campus Tour- Gave Life-Saving Demonstration |
| 15 | Fri | July 20 | Jefferson | IA | Carl & Mark Put on Demonstration as Pratt & Bernie went on to Carrol |
| 15 | Fri | July 20 | Carrol | IA | Put on 45 Minute Demonstration-Others arrived Late- Night at Mr. Badley's House |
| 16 | Sat | July 21 | Council Bluffs | IA | Cloud burst overnight so needed chains to travel-Lunch in CB |
| 16 | Sat | July 21 | Omaha | NE | Swim at YMCA Pool-Spent the Night |
| 17 | Sun | July 22 | Omaha | NE | Slept till 9 am-Breakfast-Church-Wonderful Sermon-Riviera Theatre-Bed by 9:30 |
| 18 | Mon | July 23 | Omaha | NE | Off with Omaha Auto Club to Chyenne-Did 3 Good Turns-Listened to GR Speeches |
| 18 | Mon | July 23 | Columbus | NE | Stayed in Scout Homes-Pratt Slept on the Floor |
| 19 | Tues | July 24 | Kearney | NE | Visited with New Scout Troop-Gave Demonstrations |
| 19 | Tues | July 24 | Cozad | NE | Demonstration & Lunch with Rotary Club-Stayed in Scout Homes |
| 20 | Wed | July 25 | North Platte | NE | No Stop |
| 20 | Wed | July 25 | Sidney | NE | Stayed at Tourist Camp-Swim-Short Demonstration-Dinner-T-Bone-Good Turn |
| 21 | Thurs | July 26 | Cheyenne | WY | Arrived at 11:30-Missed Frontier Days Parade-Went to Rodeo |
| 21 | Thurs | July 26 | Fort Russell | WY | Army Base-Dinner and Spent the Night |
| 22 | Fri | July 27 | Cheyenne | WY | Parade to Capitol-Met Governor-Surprise Visit of Aurthur West-Met Ken Maynard |
| 22 | Fri | July 27 | Fort Russell | WY | Spent the Night |
| 23 | Sat | July 28 | Cheyenne | WY | Left Early in the morning with 184 Miles to go |
| 23 | Sat | July 28 | Laramie | WY | Brief demonstation at Corner of 2nd & Grand Ave. |
| 23 | Sat | July 28 | Medicine Bow | WY | Passed Through |
| 23 | Sat | July 28 | Fort Steele | WY | Passed Through |
| 23 | Sat | July 28 | Rawlins | WY | Spent Night At Rawlins Tourist Camp-Gave Demonstration |
| 24 | Sun | July 29 | Rawlins | WY | Slept Till Noon-Self Church-Sermon |
| 25 | Mon | July 30 | Continental Divide | WY | Passed Big Sign That Said-Continental Divide |
| 25 | Mon | July 30 | Point of Rocks | WY | Realy Only a Railroad Station with Store, Telephone & Post Office |
| 25 | Mon | July 30 | Rock Springs | WY | Met Mr. Wiilliams Mormon Priest-Demonstraiton in Sand Storm |
| 25 | Mon | July 30 | Green River | WY | Life Saving Demonstration-Bernie Nearly Passed Out due to Cold Water |
| 25 | Mon | July 30 | Churches Butte | WY | Historic Landmark |
| 25 | Mon | July 30 | Lyman | WY | Arrived a 9pm-Ate Supper-Sept in House full of women |
| 26 | Tues | July 31 | Evanston | WY | Dropped off Sgt John Noton of Panama-Had Drugstore Soda |
| 26 | Tues | July 31 | Wasatch | UT | Passed Through |
| 26 | Tues | July 31 | Castle Rock | UT | Passed Through |
| 26 | Tues | July 31 | Coalville | UT | Noon Meal-Cooked themselves-Rained All Day-Enthusiastic Demonstration |
| 27 | Wed | August 1 | Salt Lake City | UT | Down Parley's Canyon-State Capitol-Met SS-AG-Parade Down Main St. |
| 27 | Wed | August 1 | Salt Lake City | UT | Met Mayor-Lunch at Hotel Utah-Saltair-Rolly Coaster-Mormon Choir |
| 27 | Wed | August 1 | Salt Lake City | UT | Stayed at Newhouse Hotel |
| 28 | Thurs | August 2 | Salt Lake City | UT | Mills left for Frisco-Left SLC at 9:30 am-Took Victory Highway to Wendover |
| 28 | Thurs | August 2 | Wendover | UT | 100 People over 50 Square Miles |
| 28 | Thurs | August 2 | Ibapah | NV | Slept in Tents in the Desert |
| 29 | Fri | August 3 | McGill | NV | Made Not Stop-Gas is .35 cents a quart |
| 29 | Fri | August 3 | Ely | NV | Ate Lunch-Toured World's Largest Copper Mine-Water Demonstration |
| 29 | Fri | August 3 | Eureka | NV | Demonstration at Once A Week Theater-Danced-Bed at 1:30am |
| 30 | Sat | August 4 | Eureka | NV | Eat Terrible Canned Cow Breakfast-left at 9:30-190 Miles to Fallon |
| 30 | Sat | August 4 | Fallon | NV | Passed Sand Dunes-Dinner-Demonstration-Not Peppy |
| 31 | Sun | August 5 | Fallon | NV | Sunday Dinner with local Scout Executive after Church-On To Reno |
| 31 | Sun | August 5 | Reno | NV | Ahead of Schedule-No Demonstrations-Slept at YMCA Porch-Turkey Dinner |
| 32 | Mon | August 6 | Reno | NV | Had a 55 Breakfast-Tore One Foot Hole in Canvas |
| 32 | Mon | August 6 | Carson City | NV | Started 10 Mile Climb in First Gear Up the Sierras |
| 32 | Mon | August 6 | Lake Tahoe | CA | Reached California
at 12:30-Had Blankets Inspected For Alfalfa Weaver |
| 32 | Mon | August 6 | Placerville | CA | Demonstration at American Legion Hall-Stayed At Pierce Arrow Hotel |
| 33 | Tues | August 7 | Sacramento | CA | Lunch with Chamber of Commerce-Met Gael Hoag |
| 33 | Tues | August 7 | Yolo Causeway | CA | Crossed 7 Mile Bridge-Yolo Causeway |
| 33 | Tues | August 7 | Oakland | CA | Met Civic Officials and Group of Scoutmasters at City Hall |
| 34 | Wed | August 8 | Oakland | CA | Rode Ferry to San Francisco |
| 34 | Wed | August 8 | San Francisco | CA | Arrived at Ferry Building-Parade Met the Mayor-Lincon Park |
| 34 | Wed | August 8 | San Francisco | CA | Toured the City |
| 35 | Thurs | August 9 | ?? | CA | ?? |
| 36 | Fri | August 10 | ?? | CA | ?? |
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| 37 | Sat | August 11 | Yosemite | CA | Spent the day |
| 37 | Sat | August 11 | Yosemite | CA | Slept on the ground wrapped in tarpaulins under the pines |
| 38 | Sun | August 12 | Yosemite | CA | Then came the dawn-Became a Man |
| 38 | Sun | August 12 | Bakersfield | CA | Baked all Night |
| 39 | Mon | August 13 | Los Angeles | CA | Checked in Hotel-Three Room Suite with 2 Bathrooms |
| 39 | Mon | August 13 | Los Angeles | CA | Lunch the Dinner with Major Burham |
| 39 | Mon | August 13 | Los Angeles | CA | Went to see the Pilgrimage Play with Mr DeGroot |
| 39 | Mon | August 13 | Los Angeles | CA | Stayed At Hotel |
| 40 | Tues | August 14 | Los Angeles | CA | Visited United Artists Pictures-Met Douglas Fairbanks |
| 40 | Tues | August 14 | Los Angeles | CA | Mr Mills Drove them to Santa Monica Beach to go swimming |
| 40 | Tues | August 14 | Los Angeles | CA | Went on Roller coaster |
| 40 | Tues | August 14 | Los Angeles | CA | Final Evening-Broadcast from station KEWB |
| 40 | Tues | August 14 | Los Angeles | CA | Went to Hollywood Bowl with Mr. Lawrence Hill for Concert-Shooting Stars |
| 40 | Tues | August 14 | Los Angeles | CA | Last Night at Hotel |
| Los Angeles to New York |
1928--Lincoln Highway Safety Tour--1928 Homeward Bound ?? Days |
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| DAY | WEEK | DATE | CITY | STATE | Event |
| 1 | Wed | August 15 | Los Angeles | CA | - |
| 1 | ?? | ?? | San Gabriel Mission | CA | Visited in the Afternoon |
| 1 | - | ?? | Mesquite | NV | - |
| - | - | ?? | St Geroge | UT | - |
| - | - | ?? | Zion Cayon | UT | - |
| - | - | ?? | Temple of Sinewava | UT | Mark & Bernie Killed a Rattlesnake |
| - | - | ?? | Cedar Breaks | UT | Slept under the Stars |
| - | - | ?? | Brice Canyon | UT | Slept in Cabins |
| - | - | ?? | Royal Gorge | CO | - |
| - | - | ?? | Pikes Peak | CO | Climbed |
| - | - | ?? | Little Town | CO | Saw First Talking Picture-Slept at YMCA |
| - | - | ?? | Denver | CO | Visited the Capitol |
| - | - | ?? | Manitou Cliff Dwellings | CO | Admission was One Dollar- Money well spent |
| - | - | ?? | Topeka | KS | Visited the Capitol |
| - | - | ?? | Kansas City | KS | Liberty Memorial-Nice |
| - | - | ?? | St Louis | W | Stayed at YMCA-Wonderful Pool |
| - | - | ?? | Chicago | IL | Short Tour of City-Carl & Mark left Group For Home |
| - | - | ?? | Niagra Falls | NY | - |
| - | - | ?? | New York City | NY | End of Trip-Bernie to New Rochelle, Ed to Greenfield Hill |
| Pre-Trip Stories |
Press
Coverage |
Pre-Trip Stories |
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| DAY | DATE | PAPER | HEAD LINE | PAGE | COL | SIZE | PHOTO | VIEW |
| Sun | May 13 | New York Times | 7 Scouts Called for Test | 23 | 5 | 5" | No | Click |
| Sun | May 13 | Syracuse Herald | AP-7 Boy Scouts Of Country For Africa Trip Test | 2 | 3 | 6" | No | Click |
| Sun | May 13 | Chicago Daily Tribune | AP-2 Boy Scouts To Be Chosen...For Trip to Africa | 27 | 2 | 4" | No | Click |
| Sun | May 13 | Decatur Sunday Review | AP-Joliet Boy May Get African Trip | 1 | 4 | 2" | No | Click |
| Mon | May 14 | Los Angeles Times | AP-Scouts Compete in African Trip | 4 | 5 | 6" | No | Click |
| Thurs | May 17 | New York Times | Scouts Here for Safari | 24 | 8 | 8" | No | Click |
| Thurs | May 17 | New York Evening Post | Alluring Adventure Beckons To Two of These Boys | 16 | 3-5 | 24" | 1 | Click |
| Thurs | May 17 | New York Sun | Boy Scouts See NY From Roof of a Skyscraper | 10 | 2-4 | 24" | 1 | Click |
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| Actual Trip Stories |
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| DAY | DATE | PAPER | HEAD LINE | PAGE | COL | SIZE | PHOTO | VIEW |
| Thurs | July 5 | Newark Star-Eagle | Coast Tour Scouts To Be Here Tomorrow | 3 | 1-2 | 10" | No | Click |
| Thurs | July 5 | Trenton State Gazette | To Mark Lincoln Highway | 7 | 4-5 | 12" | 1 | Click |
| Thurs | July 5 | Trenton State Gazette | Touring Scouts In Trenton on Friday | 7 | 4 | 12" | No | Click |
| Fri | July 6 | The Standard Star | Boy Scouts Safety Campaign Over Lincoln Highway... | II-1 | 1-2 | ?? | No | Click |
| Fri | July 6 | The Standard Star | Three New Rochelle Residents in Scout Safety Tour | II-1 | 3-6 | 22" | 3 | Click |
| Fri | July 6 | New York Telegram | 4 Boy Scouts Start on Trip Across Continient... | II-1 | 4-7 | 40" | 1 | Click |
| Fri | July 6 | Newark Evening News | Scouts' Covered Wagon on Lincoln Highway Trek | 4 | 1-3 | 24" | 1 | Click |
| Fri | July 6 | Newark Evening News | Scouts in Covered Wagon Stop Here on Nat'l Tour | 4 | 4-5 | 8" | No | Click |
| Sat | July 7 | New York Times | Scouts Go On Safety Tour | 12 | 8 | 6" | No | Click |
| Sat | July 7 | Elizabeth Daily Journal | Scout Caravan Stops Here | 1 | 4-6 | 24" | 1 | Click |
| Sat | July 7 | Elizabeth Daily Journal | Elizabeth Scout Off on Long Trip | 1 | 5-6 | 12" | No | Click |
| Sat | July 7 | Fairfield News | Local Scout Starts Today On Long Trip | 12 | ?? | 8" | No | Click |
| Sat | July 7 | Newark Star-Eagle | Boy Scouts..Give Demonstrations for Newark Throng | ?? | 1-8 | 100" | 4 | Click |
| Sat | July 7 | Trenton State Gazette | Scouts Late In Reaching Trenton | 2 | 1 | 10" | No | Click |
| Wed | July 11 | Pittsburgh Press | Scout Caravan Passes Through City | 4 | 2-4 | 20" | 1 | Click |
| Wed | July 11 | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Honor Boy Scouts Marking Highway | II-1 | 4 | 4" | No | Click |
| Fri | July 13 | Lima News | Boy Scouts to Help Mark Off National Road | 15 | 4 | 6" | No | Click |
| Sat | July 14 | Lima News | Scout Tourists Greeted Here | 2 | 5 | 8" | No | Click |
| Sat | July 14 | Van Wert Daily Bulletin | Boy Scouts...Visit Van Wert | 3,5 | 3 | 24" | No | Click |
| Mon | July 16 | Oakland Tribune | Boy Scouts To Demonstrate Safety Work In Old Plaza | 7 | 5-6 | 8" | No | Click |
| Tues | July 17 | Joliet Evening Herald | Joliet Extends Glad Hand To Eagle Scouts | 1 | 1 | 20" | No | Click |
| Fri | July 20 | Columbus Daily Telegram | Highway Boosters & Scouts to Be Guests at Dinner | ?? | 1-2 | 16" | No | Click |
| Sat | July 28 | Wyoming State Tribune | Markers Sent to Scouts Here | 3 | 3 | 6" | No | Click |
| Sat | July 28 | Laramie Boomerang | Boy Scout Caravan Pauses Here... | 3 | 4-5 | 36" | 1 | Click |
| Tues | July 31 | Desert News | Cross Country Scouts Due Here | 8 | 1-4 | 14" | No | Click |
| Wed | Aug 1 | Salt Lake Tribune | Scout Caravan From New York Due Wednesday | 7 | 6 | 8" | No | Click |
| Wed | Aug 1 | Desert News | Boy Scout Safety Caravan Reaches S.L. | 5 | 2-4 | 20" | 1 | Click |
| Thurs | Aug 2 | Salt Lake Tribune | National Scouts Visit Salt Lake | 3 | 4 | 6" | No | Click |
| Sun | Aug 5 | Nevada State Journal | Directs Scouts-Charles Howard Mills | 2 | 2 | 5" | 1 | Click |
| Sun | Aug 5 | Nevada State Journal | Scout Party Arrives Here | 2 | 2 | 8" | No | Click |
| Wed | Aug 8 | Sacramento Union | Lincoln Highway Body to Disband-C of C Luncheon | 3 | 1 | 6" | No | Click |
| Thurs | Aug 9 | Oakland Tribune | Find Nothing Wild About West | 4 | 2-4 | 18" | 1 | Click |
| Thurs | Aug 9 | Oakland Tribune | Boy Scout Visitors Find 'Wild West' All Too Tame | 4 | 3-4 | 15" | No | Click |
| Thurs | Aug 9 | San Francisco Chronicle | Lads Scatter Good Deeds & Demonstrate Safety.. | 7 | 2-4 | 24" | 1 | Click |
| Thurs | Aug 9 | San Francisco Chronicle | 4 Boy Scouts Complete Jaunt From NY; Mark LH | 7 | 3-4 | 14" | No | Click |
| Fri | Aug 10 | The Mountain Democrat | Placerville Scouts Hosts to Highway Marking Group | 1 | 1 | 8" | No | Click |
| Sat | Aug 11 | Los Angeles Times | Boy Scout Pioneers To Visit City | II-3 | 5 | 8" | No | Click |
| Tues | Aug 14 | Los Angeles Times | Scout Tourists Entertained on Visit to City | A-5 | 5 | 6" | No | Click |
| ?? | ?? | ?? | Boy Scouts Complete Safety Tour | ?? | ?? | 24" | 1 | Click |
| Sun | Aug 26 | Oakland Tribune | Safety Signs Now Mark All Lincoln Way | A-1 | 8 | 8" | No | Click |
| Sun | Aug 26 | Oakland Tribune | Boy Scouts' "Covered Wagon" | A-10 | 2-4 | 24" | 1 | Click |
| Fri | Sept 7 | The Standard Star | Local Members of Scout Safety Tour Return to City | 23 | 6-8 | ? | No | Click |
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| DAY | DATE | PAPER | HEAD LINE | PAGE | COL | SIZE | PHOTO | VIEW |
| Sun | June 17 | New York Times | Scouts To Set Posts on Lincoln Highway | X-12 | 8 | 8" | No | Click |
| Wed | June 27 | Christian Science Monitor | Boy Scouts To Help Make Highway Safe | 6 | 8 | 6" | No | Click |
| Fri | July 6 | New York Times | Scouts Go On Cross-Country Tour | 22 | 3 | 2" | No | Click |
| Fri | July 6 | Syracuse Herald | AP-Scouts Start Pacific Tour | 12 | 6 | 5" | No | Click |
| Fri | July 6 | Charleston Daily Mail | AP-Westward Trek Begun By 4 Scouts | 21 | 7 | 5" | No | Click |
| Fri | July 6 | Decatur Daily Review | AP-Eagle Scouts On Coast-Coast Trek | 15 | 3 | 5" | No | Click |
| Fri | July 6 | Havre Dialy News | AP- Scouts Start on Safety Tour | 8 | 4 | 5" | No | Click |
| Fri | July 6 | Modesto News-Herald | AP-Boy Scouts Start Trek Along Lincoln Highway | 1 | 2-3 | 8" | No | Click |
| Sun | July 8 | New York Times | Boy Scouts to Mark Whole Highway In One Day | VIII-6 | 1-2 | 14" | No | Click |
| Tues | July 10 | Warren Tribune | Boy Scouts Will Place Markers on Lincoln Highway | 10 | 1 | 12" | No | Click |
| Sun | July 15 | Syracuse Herarld | Marking of Lincoln Hwy A National Boy Scout Service | 20 | 4-5 | 10" | No | Click |
| Sun | July 22 | Los Angeles Times | Boy Scouts' Markers to Line Roads | II-5 | 2 | 6" | No | Click |
| Sun | July 29 | Lima Sunday News | NEA-Boy Scouts Tour for Safety | 10 | 2-3 | 20" | 1 | Click |
| Tues | July 31 | Newark Advocate | 4 Model Boy Scouts Make Tour in Interests of Safety | 2 | 2-3 | 20" | 1 | Click |
| Wed | Aug 1 | Bismark Tribune | NEA-Boy Scouts Tour for Safety | 2 | 4-5 | 20" | 1 | Click |
| Sat | Aug 4 | Nevada State Journal | State Scouts to Sign Road | 8 | 4 | 6" | No | Click |
| Sun | Aug 5 | Charleston Daily Mail | NEA-Boy Scouts Tour for Safety | II-2 | 2-3 | 20" | 1 | Click |
| Sun | Aug 5 | Ogden Standard-Exam | NEA-Boy Scouts Tour for Safety | 16 | 3-4 | 20" | 1 | Click |
| Sat | Aug 18 | Mansfield News | Boy Scouts of This Area Will Help Mark Lincoln Hwy | 2 | 2-3 | 16" | No | Click |
| Sat | Aug 18 | Modesto News Herald | NEA-Boy Scouts Tour for Safety | 11 | 2-3 | 20" | 1 | Click |
| Sun | Aug 19 | New York Times | Boy Scouts To Set Markers For Whole Lincoln Highway | VIII-18 | 1-2 | 24" | No | Click |
| Tues | Aug 21 | Gettysburg Times | Nat'l Boy Scout Service in Marking LH.. | 6 | 4-6 | 25" | No | Click |
| Sun | Aug 26 | Los Angeles Times | Scouts to Help Post Highway | H5 | 1 | 16" | No | Click |
| Fri | Aug 31 | New York Times | Scouts in 12 States Set to Mark Highway | 21 | 1 | 3" | No | Click |
| Sun | Sept 9 | New York Times | Scouts Set Lincoln Markers | X-12 | 5-6 | 4" | No | Click |
| Sun | Sept 9 | Nevada State Journal | Scouts Install Lincoln Highway Markers | 11 | 5-7 | 18" | 1 | Click |
| ?? | ?? | ?? | Scouts Install Markers Along Lincoln Highway | ?? | ?? | ?? | 1 | Click |
| Sat | Dec 1 | Christian Science Monitor | Scout Signs Tell What Road To Take | 3 | 3-5 | 24" | 2 | Click |
| Sat | Dec 1 | Christian Science Monitor | Uniform Markers Placed on Lincoln Hwy Boy Scouts | 3 | 5 | 8" | No | Click |
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| Scouting Magazines |
The Lincoln Highway Safety Tour How It All Began "Lerning By Doing" |
Scouting Magazines |
| # | DATE | MAGAZINE | HEAD LINE | PAGE | COL | SIZE | PHOTO | VIEW |
| 1 | Feb 1928 | Boys' Life | Scouting in America-"Lerning By Doing" | 5 | FP | 60" | 10 | Click |
| 2 | Feb 1928 | Boys' Life | What Scouts Are Doing-Learning By doing | 21 | FP | 60" | 15 | Click |
| 3 | Feb 1928 | Boys' LIfe | Learing By Doing-James E West | 24 | 2 | 6" | No | Click |
| 4 | March 1928 | Boys' Life | Outstanding Scout News-Harmon-Martin Johnson Exploration | 25 | 3 | 5" | No | Click |
| 5 | March 1928 | Boys' Life | How Would You Like to Go to Africa? | 43 | FP | 48" | 7 | Click |
| 6 | March 1928 | Boys' Life | Qualifications Necessary for Martin Johnson Expedition | 43 | 2 | 12" | No | Click |
| 7 | April 1928 | Boys' Life | Applications for Africa Trip-Big Day More Than Month Away | 46 | 2-3 | 4" | No | Click |
| 8 | April 1928 | Boys' Life | Martin Johnson Writes From Africa | 46 | FP | 56" | 6 | Click |
| 9 | May 1928 | Boys' Life | National Boy Scout Press Assoc-Remo M. Lombardi, President | 25 | 1-2 | 6" | 1 | Click |
| 10 | June 1928 | Boys' Life | Our First Air Pioneers-By Commander Richard E. Byrd | 8-9 | FP | 90" | 4 | Click |
| 11 | June 1928 | Boys' Life | Do You Want to Go with Byrd to the Antarctic? Requirements | 9 | 1-3 | 30" | No | Click |
| 12 | June 1928 | Boys' Life | Scout Adventure-Martin Johnson Expedition Entries Closed | 24 | 3 | 4" | No | Click |
| 13 | June 1928 | Boys' Life | Boys Scout Explorers-Martin Johnson Scouts-Named Next Issue | 25 | 3 | 3" | No | Click |
| 14 | June 1928 | Scouting* | Over the Trail of the Covered Wagon-The Lincoln Highway | 15 | 1-2 | 21" | 2 | Click |
| 15 | July 1928 | Boys' Life | Safari-3 Scouts to Sail for Africa | 24 | 1 | 4" | No | Click |
| 16 | July 1928 | Boys' Life | Scout Adventure-Africa Expedition Represents Scout Ideals | 24 | 1-2 | 6" | No | Click |
| 17 | July 1928 | Boys' Life | Sportsmen All-Africa Trip Losers Congratulate Winners | 24 | 2-3 | 6" | No | Click |
| 18 | July 1928 | Boys' Life | Scouts on Safari-By Col Theodore Roosevelt | 26 | FP | 60" | 7 | Click |
| 19 | July 1928 | Boys' Life | Seven Finalists for Africa Trip | 26 | 2 | 6" | 1 | Click |
| 20 | Aug 1928 | Boys' Life | Scout Adventure-No Equal to Scout Adventure-Africa-LH Trip | 25 | 1-2 | 3" | No | Click |
| 21 | Aug 1928 | Boys' Life | Johnson Martin Expedition-Lincoln Highway Expedition | 25 | 2-3 | 8" | 2 | Click |
| 22 | Sept 1928 | Boys' Life | Baron Collier & JE West with Lincoln Highway Scouts-LH Marker | 25 | 2-3 | 8" | 2 | Click |
| 23 | Sept 1928 | Boys' Life | Along the Lincoln Highway-Trip Ending as BL goes to Press | 60 | 4 | 4" | No | Click |
| 24 | Sept 1928 | Boy's Life | Scouts in Africa-Return on August 19th | 60 | 4 | 3" | No | Click |
| 25 | Sept 1928 | Scouting* | Lincoln Highway Expedition | 8 | 1-2 | 21" | 2 | Clcik |
| 26 | Oct 1928 | Boys' Life | Three Boy Scouts in Africa | 6 | FP | 90" | 6 | Click |
| 27 | Oct 1928 | Boys' Life | With Byrd to the Antarctic | 17 | FP | 70" | 7 | Click |
| 28 | Oct 1928 | Boys' Life | Toward the South Pole | 24 | 1 | 6" | No | Click |
| 29 | Oct 1928 | Boys' Life | A Man's Job | 24 | 1-2 | 7" | No | Click |
| 30 | Oct 1928 | Boys' Life* | Lincoln Highway Tour | 25 | 1-3 | 7" | No | Click |
| 31 | Oct 1928 | Boys' Life | The End of the Trail-Scouts Welcomed in San Francisco | 60 | 2-3 | 6" | 1 | Click |
| 32 | Nov 1928 | Boys' Life | 3 Boy Scouts in Lion Country-Return to US Sept 16-Write Book | 15 | FP | 85" | 6 | Click |
| 33 | Nov 1928 | Boys' Life | The Explorers Return-Book to Be Published Soon | 24 | 1 | 5" | No | Click |
| 34 | Nov 1928 | Boys' Life | The Trail of Adventure-Boys Dream Comes True | 24 | 1-2 | 4" | No | Click |
| 35 | Nov 1928 | Boys' Life | He Made Good-Byrd Expedition | 24 | 3 | 3" | No | Click |
| 36 | Nov 1928 | Boys' Life | He Made Good-Scouts Return From Trips | 68 | 2-3 | 5" | No | Click |
| 37 | Dec 1928 | Boys' Life | Scouting in Africa-Three Boy Scouts in Africa | 25 | 3 | 5" | No | Click |
| 38 | Dec 1928 | Boys' Life | Books By Boys-Three Boys Scouts in Africa | 72 | 3 | 1" | No | Click |
| 39 | Dec 1928 | Boys' Life | The Real Boy's 1929 Book Shelf-Three Boy Scouts in Africa-Ad | 77 | 1 | 4" | 1 | Click |
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| # | DATE | FORM | FROM-TO | SUBJECT | PAGES | SOURCE | VIEW |
| 1 | March 26, 1928 | Letter | G. S. Hoag to BSA | Exec Comm. LH has perfected funds for LH Trip | 1 | BQ | Click |
| 2 | March 26, 1928 | Attachment | G. S. Hoag to BSA | Plan for Lincoln Highway Highway Safety Program | 6 | BQ | Click |
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