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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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1920--Boy Scouts Hike Across Continent--1920
The Lincoln Highway
De Forest Jones & Joseph O' Farrell
June 8th - ??
| New York to San Francisco |
1920--Boy Scouts Hike Across
Continent--1920 De Forest Jones & Joseph O'Farrell June 8th - ?? |
New York to San Francisco |
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| New York to San Francisco |
1920--Boy Scouts Hike Across
Continent--1920 The Lincoln Highway ?000 Miles - 57 Days |
New
York to San Francisco |
| DAY | WEEK | DATE | CITY | STATE | Event |
| 1 | Tues | June 8 | New York | NY | Left For SF At 9:55AM From Eastern District Y.M.C.A With 48 lb Packs |
| 1 | Tues | June 8 | New York | NY | Left Brooklyn Via Williamsburg Bridge-Went To City Hall-Received Letter For SF Mayor |
| 1 | Tues | June 8 | Newark | NY | Struck Highway With Intent Not To Solicit Rides Per James E West-CSE |
| - | - | - | Philadelphia | PA | Tour of City-Grants Cabin-Betsy Ross House-Franklin's Grave-Independence Hall |
| 5 | Sat | June 12 | York | PA | Passed Through Numerous Towns-Camped About 5 Miles Outside York, PA |
| 6 | Sun | June 13 | ?? | PA | Crossed Allegheny & Blue Ridge Mountains-Rain |
| 7 | Mon | June 14 | ?? | PA | Crossed Allegheny & Blue Ridge Mountains-Rain |
| 8 | Tues | June 15 | Greens burg | PA | Slept In Lobby Of YMCA |
| 9 | Wed | June 16 | Wilkensburg | PA | Met Man Whose Son Was Scout-Invited To Home In Pittsburgh-Dinner-Scout Rally |
| 9 | Wed | June 16 | Camp Guyasuta | PA | Stayed At Camp Met Grizzly Smith |
| 10 | Thurs | June 17 | Ambridge | PA | Driving Wind-Rain Storm-Dust In Eyes Mouth-Sought Refuge In Store |
| 10 | Thurs | June 17 | East Liverpool | PA | Crossed Into Ohio At Smith's Ferry-Stayed Overnight In East Liverpool |
| 11 | Fri | June 18 | Chester | WV | Paid Toll & Crossed River Just to Say We Were In West Virginia |
| 11 | Fri | June 18 | Somewhere | OH | Hitched Ride-5 Flat Tires-Slept In Car-Rained |
| 12 | Sat | June 19 | Canton | OH | Finally Made it to Canton About 8 AM- Started For Wooster |
| 12 | Sat | June 19 | Lima | OH | Got Ride To Lima-125 Miles-Spent The Night |
| 13 | Sun | June 20 | Lima | OH | Breakfast-Got Ride To Fort Wayne-Changed Plans-Took Dixie Highway To Logansport |
| 13 | Sun | June 20 | Logansport | IN | Seven Thunderstorms-Met Scout Executive-Troop Meeting-Spent Night |
| 14 | Mon | June 21 | Logansport | IN | Picked Up Lincoln Again-Took Corn Belt Route To Kentland, IN & Chicago |
| 14 | Mon | June 21 | Chicago | IL | Weather Changed Nearly Froze-Met Scout Exec-Slept At YMCA Hotel |
| 15 | Tues | June 22 | Chicago | IL | Few Miles Outside Chicago-Met Ford Delivery Man-Rode 350 Miles To State Center, IA |
| 15 | Tues | June 22 | Dennison | IA | Crossed Mississippi At Clinton-Passed Indian Reservation-Dennison-Storm-Overnight |
| 16 | Wed | June 23 | Dennison | IA | Got 80 Mile Ride to Council Bluffs-Crossed River Arrived Omaha 3 PM |
| 16 | Wed | June 23 | Omaha | NE | Met Scout Exec-Went To Camp Gifford-Gave Talk At Camp Fire-Spent Night |
| 17 | Thurs | June 24 | Omaha | NE | Got Scout Tour of Omaha Stock Yards |
| 17 | Thurs | June 24 | Columbus | NE | Invited To YMCA Camp Sheldon-Stayed On Porch In Driving Rain Strom |
| 18 | Fri | June 25 | Grand Island | NE | Stayed The Night |
| 19 | Sat | June 26 | Grand Island | NE | Watched Wild West Stunts-Wild Mustangs-Bulldogging |
| 20 | Sun | June 27 | Grand Island | NE | Left GI About 10 AM-Chased By Cattle-Picked Up By Guy In Ford |
| 20 | Sun | June 27 | Gothenburg | NE | Stayed At Girl Scout Cabin |
| 21 | Mon | June 28 | North Platte | NE | Visited Buffalo Bill's House |
| 21 | Mon | June28 | Ogallala | NE | Pushed Watch Back 1 Hour-Stayed The Night |
| 22 | Tues | June 29 | Ogallala | NE | Very Hot Became Ill From Alkali Water-Hitched Ride To Sterling, CO |
| 22 | Tues | Jun 29 | Stoneham | CO | From Sterling Continued On With Same Guy To Stoneham, CO-Stayed At Hotel |
| 23 | Wed | June 30 | Stoneham | CO | Started Hiking Across Prairie-Encountered Rattlesnake-Offered Ride By Sheriff |
| 23 | Wed | June 30 | Greeley | CO | Offered Bunk In County Jail-Opted For Private Home Secured By YMCA |
| 24 | Thurs | July 1 | Greeley | CO | Greeley Wonderful Town-Met With Scout Exec-Info On Rockies-South to Denver |
| 24 | Thurs | July 1 | Denver | CO | Stayed At Scout Camp |
| 25 | Fri | July 2 | Lyons | CO | Started North For Estes Park-Got Ride From Dentist-Continued On To Lyons For Supper |
| 25 | Fri | July 2 | Estes Park | CO | Walked Creek-Hitched Ride to Estes Park-9,000 Ft-Arrived 10 PM-Stayed In Hotel |
| 26 | Sat | July 3 | Estes Park | CO | Up At 6:30 AM-Beautiful Day-Hiked To YMCA Camp For Lunch |
| 26 | Sat | July 3 | Bear Lake | CO | Met Mule Driver-Tagged Along To Bear Lake Resort-Stayed Overnight |
| 27 | Sun | July 4 | Bear Lake | CO | Off to Denver-3 Hour Hike Up 12,800 Ft Flat Top Mountain In Snow |
| 27 | Sun | July 4 | Flat Top Mtn | CO | Lost On Mountain In Waist High Snow-Finally Found NPS Cabin-Stayed Night |
| 28 | Mon | July 5 | Flat Top Mtn | CO | Early AM Awakened By Group Lost In Mountains All Night |
| 28 | Mon | July 5 | Grand Lake | CO | Left Cabin-Hiked All Day To Grand Lake-Had Supper-Stayed Night |
| 29 | Tues | July 6 | Grand Lake | CO | Good Breakfast-Picked Up By Editor Kremmling Paper |
| 29 | Tues | July 6 | Kremmling | CO | Spent the Night In Kremmling |
| 30 | Wed | July 7 | Kremmling | CO | Hiked Denver & SL Rail Tracks thru Gore Canyon-Hiking Hard-Only 13 Miles |
| 30 | Wed | July 7 | Radum | CO | Reached Radium-Station & One House-Stayed At House |
| 31 | Thurs | July 8 | Radum | CO | Hiked Rough 15 Miles On Midland Trail- Arrived In of State Bridge At 4 PM-Supper |
| 31 | Thurs | July 8 | State Bridge | CO | Continued On For 4 Miles to Ranch House-Stayed Night |
| 32 | Fri | July 9 | State Bridge | CO | Dinner & Stay Only 50 Cents-Hiked 11 Hot & Dusty Miles To Wolcott |
| 32 | Fri | July 9 | Wolcott | CO | Ranch House-Treated To Buttermilk-Met Brakeman-Rode Train To Glenwood Springs |
| 32 | Fri | July 9 | Glenwood Springs | CO | 10 Mile Trip-Hiked to Town-Took Hot Springs Bath-Stayed At Grand Hotel |
| 33 | Sat | July 10 | Glenwood Springs | CO | Off To DeBeque-Picked Up By Priest-Rain-Drenched-Roads Muddy & Slippery |
| 33 | Sat | July 10 | DeBeque | CO | To Wet to Camp-Opted For Small Hotel |
| 34 | Sun | July 11 | DeBeque | CO | Walked For Miles In Desert-Ran Out Of Water-Got Picked Up By Wagon With Mules |
| 34 | Sun | July 11 | Palisades | CO | Continued On Foot Thru Plateau Canyon to Palisades-Spent Night |
| 35 | Mon | July 12 | Palisades | CO | To Early To Pick Peaches-Arrived In Grand Junction At Noon |
| 35 | Mon | July 12 | Frutia | CO | Had Supper-Got Picked Up At 9PM-Invited To Stay At Private Home |
| 36 | Tues | July 13 | Frutia | CO | House Filthy-Ate Breakfast With Food Caked On Plates-Hiked Back To Frutia |
| 36 | Tues | July 13 | Great Am Desert | CO | Lunch In Frutina-Hopped Freight Train-Crossed Desert-Spent Night On Flat Car |
| 37 | Wed | July 14 | Soldier Summit | CO | Rail Crew Change-Breakfast-Wash Up At YMCA- Back On Train-Arrived SLC 4 PM |
| 37 | Wed | July 14 | Salt Lake City | UT | Hiked Into Town-Picked Up Mail At Post Office-Got Hotel-Bath-Supper-Bed |
| 38 | Thurs | July 15 | Salt Lake City | UT | Looked For Work On SP-Sent To Ogden For Pass To NV-Met Scouts-Dinner |
| 38 | Thurs | July 15 | Great Salt Desert | UT | Boarded Train 12:40AM-Crossed Salt Lake-Slept On Train |
| 39 | Fri | July 16 | Hazen | NV | A Good Town For A Dead Man-Stayed The Night-Waited For Transfer Train |
| 40 | Sat | July 17 | Hazen | NV | No Japs-Got On Train 9:05 Left For Amendee To Start Work On Railroad |
| 40 | Sat | July 17 | Amendee | NV | Rode Hand Car To Work Site-Hard Work-Rode Back-Quit Job-Slept in Pullman Car |
| 41 | Sun | July 18 | Amendee | NV | Left Without Pay-Rode Narrow Gauge To Flagstaff-Transfered Thru Feather River Canyon |
| 41 | Sun | July 18 | Marysville | CA | Wonderful Trip Through Mountains-Arrived Marysville 1 AM-Got Hotel |
| 42 | Mon | July 19 | Marysville | CA | Nice Town Looked For Work Picking Peaches- Went On To Yuba City |
| 42 | Mon | July 19 | Yuba City | CA | Found Job Picking Peaches-Guy With 25 Acres- $4.50 Day Plus Room & Board |
| 43 | Tues | July 20 | Yuba City | CA | Picked 1.5 Tons Of Peaches Per Day-$4.50 Per Day-10 Hour Days |
| 44 | Wed | July 21 | Yuba City | CA | Picked 1.5 Tons Of Peaches Per Day-$4.50 Per Day-10 Hour Days |
| 45 | Thurs | July 22 | Yuba City | CA | Picked 1.5 Tons Of Peaches Per Day-$4.50 Per Day-10 Hour Days |
| 46 | Fri | July 23 | Yuba City | CA | Picked 1.5 Tons Of Peaches Per Day-$4.50 Per Day-10 Hour Days |
| 47 | Sat | July 24 | Yuba City | CA | Picked 1.5 Tons Of Peaches Per Day-$4.50 Per Day-10 Hour Days |
| 48 | Sun | July 25 | Yuba City | CA | Picked 1.5 Tons Of Peaches Per Day-$4.50 Per Day-10 Hour Days |
| 49 | Mon | July 26 | Yuba City | CA | Picked 1.5 Tons Of Peaches Per Day-$4.50 Per Day-10 Hour Days |
| 50 | Tues | July 27 | Yuba City | CA | Picked 1.5 Tons Of Peaches Per Day-$4.50 Per Day-10 Hour Days |
| 51 | Wed | July 28 | Yuba City | CA | Started Out For Sacramento-Checked At YMCA For Scout Official |
| 51 | Wed | July 28 | Sacramento | CA | Met Mr Connors BSA Council President-Gave Tour Of SAC-Dance-Slept On Cots |
| 52 | Thurs | July 29 | Sacramento | CA | Visited Sutter Fort-State Capitol-On to Dixon & State Ag College |
| 53 | Thurs | July 29 | Vacaville | CA | On to Vacaville-Met Scout-Invited To Stay For Dinner & Night |
| 54 | Fri | July 30 | Vacaville | CA | Got 50 Mile Ride To Oakland Ferry-Then To SF & Scout Office |
| 54 | Fri | July 30 | San Francisco | CA | Met Assistant Scout Exec-Invited To Camp For Weekend-Given Carte Blanche |
| 54 | Fri | July 30 | San Francisco | CA | Stayed In Camp Directors House-Hung Out-Told Of Experiences |
| 55 | Sat | July 31 | San Francisco | CA | Took Auto Tour of PPIE Grounds-Presidio-Chinatown-Pictures At Jones & O'Farrell |
| 56 | Sun | Aug 8 | San Francisco | CA | Lunch At Commercial Club-Tour of Angel Island-Back To Camp-Dinner With Scout |
| 57 | Mon | Aug 9 | San Francisco | CA | Delivered Letter To Mayor Rolph From Mayor Hylan-Busy But Received A Reply |
| 57 | Mon | Aug 9 | San Francisco | CA | Back to Scout Office-Lunch-Met Natl Field Exec-On To San Jose |
| Los Angeles to New York |
1920--Boy Scouts Hike Across
Continent--1920 Return Trip ?? Miles - ?? Days |
Los
Angeles to New York |
| DAY | WEEK | DATE | CITY | STATE | Event |
| 57 | Mon | Aug 9 | San Jose | CA | Met Scout Exec-Stayed for Dinner-Gave Talk At Scout Meeting-Spent Night |
| 58 | Tues | Aug 10 | San Jose | CA | Started Down The Coast Thru Gilroy, Salinas, Pismo Beach to Santa Barbara |
| 58 | Tues | Aug 10 | Santa Barbara | CA | No Camping Places-Went To YMCA-No Rooms-Slept In Gym On Mats |
| 59 | Wed | Aug 11 | Santa Barbara | CA | Met Scout Exec-Continued South-Got Picked Up-Stopped In Ventura |
| 59 | Wed | Aug 11 | Ventura | CA | Took Pictures of Old Mission-On to Pasadena-105 Miles-Arrived About 8 PM |
| 59 | Wed | Aug 11 | Los Angeles | CA | Trolley to LA-YMCA-No Rooms-But Since They Were Special-Bed 11PM |
| 60 | Thurs | Aug 12 | Los Angeles | CA | Scout Office-Met Exec DeGroot-Invited To Scout Camp-Supper-Campfire-Bed |
| 61 | Fri | Aug 13 | Los Angeles | CA | Met Movie Stars-Patsy DeForest & Buck Jones-Pictures Taken |
| - | Sun | Aug 15 | Los Angeles | CA | Went To LA For Movie-Back to Camp For Bed |
| - | Mon | Aug 16 | Los Angeles | CA | Slow Day At Camp |
| - | Tues | Aug 17 | Los Angeles | CA | Went On Hike To Letts Monument-Killed Rattlesnake-Dinner With Scout Exec |
| - | Wed | Aug 18 | Los Angeles | CA | Met Mary Pickford-Doug Fairbanks-Tom Mix-Pictures-Interview For LA Paper |
| - | Thurs | Aug 19 | Los Angeles | CA | Posed For Movie Man At Scout HQ-Mayor-Made Sunday Newsreels |
| - | Wed | Aug 25 | Los Angeles | CA | Scout HQ-Boarded Train 4 PM-Chair Car |
| - | - | - | Williams | AZ | Rode All Day And Night |
| - | - | - | Grand Canyon | AZ | Took Train To Grand Canyon-Arrive 5 PM-Stayed At Bright Angel Hotel |
| - | - | - | Grand Canyon | AZ | Hiked Down & Back-14 Miles-Attended IndianWar Dance-Bed |
| - | - | - | Grand Canyon | AZ | Up Early-Breakfast-Photos of Indians-Train To Williams |
| - | - | - | Williams | AZ | Train 3 Hours Late-Rode All Day & Night-New Mexico At Midnight |
| - | - | - | Somewhere | TX | Entered Texas Around Noon-Texas Law-Extra Car-Negroes Only |
| - | - | - | Kansas City | MO | Arrived Around Noon-Met Scout Exec-Tour Of City- |
| - | - | - | Chicago | IL | Cross Mississippi River At Midnight-Chicago By 7:25 AM |
| - | - | - | Chicago | IL | Breakfast-Bus To B & O Terminal-Train For DC-Pittsburgh At 9PM |
| - | - | - | Cumberland | WV | Dinner At Restaurant- Waiting For Train-Slept On Train Couch Up At 3:30 for Tickets |
| - | - | - | Washington | DC | Arrived 8 AM In DC-Scout Office-Washington Monument, Etc, Etc. |
| - | - | - | Washington | DC | Boarded Train For NYC Via Baltimore & Philadelphia |
| - | - | - | Brooklyn | NY | Arrived in Brooklyn At 9PM After 8000 Miles-Spirit of Scouting |
| Pre-Trip Stories |
Press
Coverage |
Pre-Trip Stories |
| # | DAY | DATE | PAPER | HEAD LINE | PAGE | COL | SIZE | PHOTO | VIEW |
| 1 | Sun | June 6 | Brooklyn Eagle | Local Scouts To Cross Continent | BSP-11 | 1 | 8" | No | Click |
| 2 | Tues | June 8 | Brooklyn Eagle | Brooklyn Boy Scout Leaders Start 3-Month Hike to Frisco | 17 | 5-6 | 16" | Yes | Click |
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| Brooklyn Daily Eagle | Press
Coverage Brooklyn Daily Eagle |
Brooklyn Daily Eagle |
| # | DAY | DATE | PAPER | HEAD LINE | PAGE | COL | SIZE | PHOTO | VIEW |
| 1 | Sun | Sept 19 | Brooklyn Eagle | Jones Describes Hike to Nebraska | BSP-8 | 1-2 | 21" | No | Click |
| 2 | Sun | Sept 26 | Brooklyn Eagle | Western Camps Visited By Leaders | BSP-8 | 1 | 14" | No | Click |
| 3 | Sun | Oct 3 | Brooklyn Eagle | Leaders Visit Home Of Buffalo Bill | BSP-8 | 5 | 14" | No | Click |
| 4 | Sun | Oct 10 | Brooklyn Eagle | Burros Aided Trip Across Mountains | BSP-8 | 6 | 14" | No | Click |
| 5 | Sun | Oct 17 | Brooklyn Eagle | Lost On Mountain Covered With Snow On 4th Of July | BSP-8 | 6 | 16" | No | Click |
| 6 | Sun | Oct 24 | Brooklyn Eagle | Their Water Gone, 2 Hikers Stagger Across US Desert | BSP-8 | 1-2 | 24" | No | Click |
| 7 | Sun | Oct 31 | Brooklyn Eagle | Building Railroad ON Hot Desert No Cinch , Scouts Vow | BSP-8 | 1 | 21" | No | Click |
| 8 | Sun | Nov 7 | Brooklyn Eagle | California Peaches Enrich Hikers $81; Reach Sacramento | BSP-8 | 5 | 20" | No | Click |
| 9 | Sun | Nov 14 | Brooklyn Eagle | San Francisco One Round Of Pleasure For Hiking Scouts | BSP-8 | 1-2 | 24" | No | Click |
| 10 | Sun | Nov 21 | Brooklyn Eagle | California Towns Give Glad Hand To Wandering Scouts | BSP-8 | 1-2 | 22" | No | Click |
| 11 | Sun | Nov 28 | Brooklyn Eagle | Hiking Scouts Pose For Movies--See Film Stars AT Work | BSP-8 | 1-2 | 24" | No | Click |
| 12 | Sun | Dec 5 | Brooklyn Eagle | Hiking Scouts Visit Grand Canyon On Trip From Coast | BSP-8 | 1 | 20" | No | Click |
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