Along the Lincoln Highway

The Lincoln Highway, which runs from NYC’s Times Square to San Francisco, was one man’s vision during a time when America had few roads.Most roads were dirt and when it rained they turned to mud. Most people traveled by train.

In 1912, Carl Fisher, the man who had founded the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, thought America needed a coast-to-coast highway.

Last week I had an opportunity to travel a few miles across Illinois on the Lincoln Highway. At one of the photo stops we had an opportunity to talk to a mom and her two girls who were descendents of James Lincoln, the brother of Abraham. They were spending their vacation traveling the highway across the Midwest.

Here are a few of the photos I took along the way.

I am hoping for an opportunity to travel more of the route!

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