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Monday, April 28, 2008
Lincoln Highway in Aurora, Illinois
AURORA, ILLINOIS PUSHING LINCOLN HIGHWAY-- The April 24th Fox Valley Villages Sun had an article about what Aurora is doing to tout its role in the first transcontinental highway.
It said that many people don't even realize the road runs through their town. They only think HEAVY TRAFFIC. Tourism leaders want to get folks interested in it.
This summer, a Lincoln Highway gazebo will be erected outside the visitors center and a 10 by 20 foot mural painted on the La Quinta De Los Reyes restaurant on New York Street in downtown Aurora, one of 34 murals planned for the country.
They also mention that the first White Castle and A&W Root Beer stores opened along the Lincoln Highway. Wikipedia showed the first White Castle at Wichita, Kansas, and first A&W in Lodi, California.
Another LH site is Moosehart between North Aurora and Batavia. In the early 1900s, Moosehart raised $12,000 to pave the section of LH in front of it.
There is hope that all this will get people to cruising the Lincoln Highway like they are Route 66.
Sure Can't Hurt. --RoadDog
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RoadDog -- Illinois Lincoln Highway Coalition is in charge of the gazebo project and mural project across Illinois' section of the Lincoln Highway and I just want to clarify a couple of things. No actual date has been given as to the construction of Aurora's gazebo as the whole project consists of 20 gazebos across the state and it hasn't been released for bids as of yet. We're hoping for some construction to begin this summer, but not sure which community will receive their gazebo first. Also, the mural project will take about 30 months to complete and there wil be a total of 43 murals across the state when done. We're very excited to get these projects underway so that visitors to Illinois will be able to learn more about Lincoln Highway history and heritage as well as experience the communities along the highway's corridor. If anyone would like more information regarding Illinois Lincoln Highway Coalition, please check out our website at: www.drivelincolnhighway.com
Appreciate all you do to support travel on the Lincoln Highway in Illinois.
Diane Rossiter
Associate Director
ILHC
Thanks for the update and corrections. It's a great road.
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