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Jul 02

South Sioux City Bluejays

Posted on Tuesday, July 2, 2013, at 1:11 AM by Jeff

We interrupt the Lincoln Highway photo series for ESPN’s HOW DO I GEOGRAPHY. Deadspin, yes, but just look at the images. Memphis is in Dyersburg, Georgetown is in Delaware, and UConn is in Massachusetts!

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Jul 01

Lincoln Highway in Tama County

Posted on Monday, July 1, 2013, at 10:57 AM by Jeff

Happy LH centennial! Today is also the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the Battle of Gettysburg. November 27, 2002: Morning shadows on the Tama bridge. November 27, 2002 July 23, 2008: RAGBRAI riders pedal through Montour on the Lincoln … Continue reading →

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Jun 30

Lincoln Highway in Benton County

Posted on Sunday, June 30, 2013, at 10:15 AM by Jeff

November 29, 2002 (open picture in new tab for larger version) The George Preston station in Belle Plaine is one of Iowa’s best-known Lincoln Highway landmarks. He tacked up signs for just about anything road-related, or that you’d buy on … Continue reading →

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Jun 29

Lincoln Highway in Linn County

Posted on Saturday, June 29, 2013, at 9:43 AM by Jeff

August 8, 2009 East of Cedar Rapids, Mount Vernon Road had a little hiccup in its straightness that was ironed out by the late 1930s. The segment left behind between 44th Street and Wilder Drive is named Lincoln Heights Drive, … Continue reading →

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Jun 28

Complete, comprehensive U.S. Lincoln Highway map

Posted on Friday, June 28, 2013, at 1:08 PM by Jeff

The Lincoln Highway Association has a zoomable, detailed, nationwide overlay on Google Maps of the 1913 Lincoln Highway and some subsequent iterations. I do see one potential issue in Iowa related to the railroad crossing west of West Side, but … Continue reading →

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Jun 27

Lincoln Highway in Clinton County

Posted on Thursday, June 27, 2013, at 1:08 PM by Jeff

The intersection of Main and Harding in the north part of Clinton, formerly the town of Fulton, is where the Lyons-Fulton bridge reached Iowa after crossing the Mississippi River (and following a long dogleg). This is a few blocks north … Continue reading →

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Jun 26

EEHK

Posted on Wednesday, June 26, 2013, at 2:18 PM by Jeff

Exira and Elk Horn-Kimballton approved the merger, which will take place next year. (Hyphen, slash, “Exira-EHK,” or whatever, still better than a name that says little about where you are.) UPDATES: Armstrong-Ringsted and Sentral also approved a 2014 consolidation to … Continue reading →

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Jun 25

Some Lincoln Highway photos outside Iowa

Posted on Tuesday, June 25, 2013, at 3:12 PM by Jeff

July 2, 2009: US 30 and the Lincoln Highway are still together in Canton, Ohio. June 13, 2011: For a fraction of a mile in Plainfield IL, two of America’s most historic roads come together.

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Jun 25

The Iowa State amendment

Posted on Tuesday, June 25, 2013, at 12:09 PM by Jeff

SB Nation, with a very appropriate choice of picture: NCAA votes to amend block/charge rule

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Jun 24

Lincoln Highway centennial links

Posted on Monday, June 24, 2013, at 3:10 PM by Jeff

As you can see in my choice of header image, the Lincoln Highway is a special thing to me and this is a very special year for the route. Although it didn’t become an official Iowa auto trail until 1915, … Continue reading →

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