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Collection
History Collection
Object ID
1987.002.2
Date Range
1900-1940
Collection
History Collection
Description
Concrete Lincoln Highway Mile Marker and wooden base. Originally located in Lancaster, near entrance to current Stone Mill Plaza.
Date Range
1900-1940
Year Range From
1900
Year Range To
1940
Storage Location
LCHS / Willson Memorial Building
Storage Room
Guild Vault
Subcategory
Surveying & Navigational T&E
Search Terms
Highways
Object Name
Marker, Concrete
Material
Concrete, Metal
Height (in)
8
Length (in)
33
Width (in)
8
Condition Notes
Damage to upper right rear corner.
Object ID
1987.002.2
Notes
Before the Lincoln Memorial was constructed, the nation memorialized Abraham Lincoln with the Lincoln Highway, which now stretches across Lancaster County as Route 462. Inspired by the Good Roads Movement, the Lincoln Highway was formally dedicated Oct. 31, 1913. The Lincoln Highway became affectionately know as "The Main Street Across America."
Accession Number
1987.002
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