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Lincoln Highway Porcelain Sign [135895]

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Lincoln Highway Porcelain Sign   [135895]
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This item SOLD at 2021 Aug 11 @ 11:05UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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White ceramic, 11 x 12 inch, 2 inch tall sign: Lincoln / L / Highway; blue lettering.
America's first transcontinental road for automobiles was dedicated in 1913. The Lincoln Highway Association, originally established in 1913 to plan, promote, and sign the highway, was re-formed in 1992 and is now dedicated to promoting and preserving the road. In 1928, groups of Boy Scouts placed approximately 2,400 concrete markers at sites along the route to officially mark and dedicate it to the memory of Abraham Lincoln. Less commonly known is that 4,000 metal signs for urban areas were also erected then. The markers were placed on the outer edge of the right of way at major and minor crossroads, and at reassuring intervals along uninterrupted segments. Each concrete post carried the Lincoln Highway insignia and directional arrow, as well as a bronze medallion with Lincoln's bust stating, "This Highway Dedicated to Abraham Lincoln".
The Lincoln Highway Association was re-formed in 1992 with the mission, "... to identify, preserve, and improve access to the remaining portions of the Lincoln Highway and its associated historic sites.

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