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Killer Hats TH Hom of Xtreme Fashion For ladies, gentlemen, cowboys, bikers & scoundrels Every current Nori take patte rn Every current Noritake pattern in China, in China, Our One & Only Factory Store DISCOVER THESE LOCAL BUSINESSES... The Lincoln Highway isto ry of the road, trans porta tion in the US By Rochel le A. Shenk Special F eatures Writer T oda y the Lincoln High wa y as t (Rou te 30 E .) in Ea st amp eter is a ver y bus y roa d who se widt h vari es from five- anes near the East Towne Mall o three lanes near Tanger Outlet o two lanes near Gap. Looking t the volume of traffic the road arr ie s, it ’s hard to imagine hat it once carr ied tra ve ler s n horseb ack , in carriages or ven Conestoga Wagons. Many portions of this road are closely link ed to our coun ty’ s heri tage and history as well as the history of the country . In its early days, it was known as the Philadelphia to Lancaster ike. According to information rom th e Fed e ra l Hi gh way Admin is tra tio n, thi s 62-mi le pik e, which was complet ed in 1796, wa s the firs t extensive turnp ike in the US. The road ’ s end poin ts wer e the Schu ylki ll ive r in Ph il ad el ph ia an d ancaster’s Penn Square. This road was used by tra vele rs for man y year s. One of the original mile markers is on display in front of the Amish arm and House, 2395 Lincoln ighway E. Er ic Conner, Amis h Farm and Hou se ass ist ant man age r and mark etin g, exp lain ed that the mile mark er orig inal ly was loca ted at 2459Lincoln High wa y ast, on the property of Mr. and rs. Raymond Haas. The marker had been plac ed neartheroad,andwhenPennDOT widened the road as part of an impr ov ement project abou t 25 years ago, it was removed since it was in the portion that was to be wi den ed. After the pro jec t was completed, the Haas family cont actedPennDO T and aske d to have that particular mile marker returned. The Haas’s dona ted the mile ma rk er to th e Amis h Fa r m and Home , and it wa s pl ace d on per man ent dis pl ay in fro nt of Amis h Farm and Home’s limestone farmhouse, which was built in 1805 by Isaac and Mary Evans. “What makes this mile marker sospecialto usis that themile age on it — 5 miles to L (Lancaster) 57 miles to P (Philadelphia) is the exact mileage from our site. Also, our house was built shortly after the mile marker would have originall y been put in,” he said. The mi le ma rker ha s be en located so people can easi ly examine it, and there’s a plaque explaining its history. “O ur mai n mi ss ion is to educate peop le on the lifes tyle of the Amish, but we also want people to learn about the history andheritageof Lanca sterCounty . This Phil adel phia to Lanc aste r Pike mile marker, which is one few stil l in exis tenc e, do veta ils with our mission,” Conner said. The Philadelphia to Lancaster Pike is one of the historic roads that were incorporated into the Lin col n Hig hway in the ear ly 1900s. According to the FHWA web site , at that time, rail roads were the main mode of interstate transportation of both goods and peop le. Roads were primaril y of local interest. Outside cities, “market roads” were maintained , for better or worse, by counties or townships. Man y states were proh ibit ed by thei r cons titu tionfrom pay ing for “internal improvements,” such as road projects . The country had approximate ly 2,199,600 miles of rural roads and only 190,476 miles (8.66 percent of the total) had improved surfaces of gravel, stone, sand -cla y , brick , shel ls, oil ed eart h, bit umi nou s or , as a U.S. Bureau of Public Roads (BPR) bulletin put it, “etc.” Ma ny pe ople th ou gh t of int ers tat e roa ds as “pe acock alleys” intended for the enjoyme nt of wealth y travel ers who had time to spend week s rid ingaroun d the cou ntr y in their automobiles. As automobiles became more popular, a group of automobile enthusiasts, includingCarl Fisher (the man who was respo nsib le for the Indi anapolis Motor Speedway and the development of Miami Beach) and indu stri alis ts Fran k Seib erlin g and Henry Joy and auto moti ve industry officials envisioned an impro ved , hard -surfaced road that would stretch coast to coast from Times Squar e, New Y ork Ci ty to Lincol n Pa rk in Sa n Fran cisc o (almost 3,40 0 mile s) over the shortest practical route. Fis her , wh o bel ie ve d tha t the automobile won’t get anywhere until it has good roa ds to run on, chose the name “Li nco ln Hi gh way” si nc e Ab ra ha m Lin col n wa s oneof hishero es.He adopted the name for his project onl y aft er Con gre ss rej ect ed a pro pos al by ano ther gro up to bui ld a “Lincoln Memorial Road” fr om Was hi ngton to Gett ysbu rg; inst ead, Congr ess authorized cons truct ion of the Lincoln Memorial on the Mall in Washington. In 1913 the Lincoln Highway Association (LHA) was established to promote the road, which would be “open to lawful traffic of all description without toll charges.” Estimated cost of theproje ct wa s $10million, mos t of which wa s rai sed thr ough corporate and private donations. (The Fed er al -a id hi gh way pro gram wo uld not beg in unti l 1916 and, because of structural probl ems and the adve nt of World War II in 1917, would not accomplish much until 1921.) Ac co rdin g to th e F HA’s website, The Lincoln High wa y also played an important role in theevolu tionof high wa ys lead ing up to the Dwight D. Eisenhower System of Interstate and Defense Highwa ys. This role is illustrated by the LHA ’s twin goals. One goal was to buil d a “Coas t-to - Coas t Rock Highway” fr om Times Square in New York City to Lin col n Par k inSanFrancisco. The second goal was to make the Linc oln High wa y an obje ct lesson that would, in the words of its cre ato r, Car l G. Fi she r, “stimulate as nothing else could thebuildingofenduringhighways everywhere that will not only be a credit to the American people bu t tha t wi ll als o mea n muc h to Ame ric an agr icu ltu re and American commerce. ” The LHA dedicated the route of th e Lincoln High wa y on Octo be r 31, 1913. Bonfire s, fireworks, concerts and parades were part of the ceremonies in hundreds of cities in the 13 states along the route. In at least two locations, the streets were swep and washed so dances could be held on the highway During the early years, a trip from the Atlantic to the Pacifi on the Lin col n Hig hway wa s, accord ing to the LHA ’s 1916 OfficialRoadGuide,“something of a sporting proposition.” The LHA est ima ted the tri p wo ul d tak e 20 to 30 days , bu that assumed the motorist could av er age a dr iv ing ti me of 18 miles an hour. At a time when a service infrastructure to suppor the automobile did not exist, the gui de urg ed mot orists to buy gasoline at every opportunity , no matter how little had been used since the last purchase. The suc ces s of the Li nco ln Hig hway ledto the cre ati on of up to250othernamedtrails,someo which were major routes like the Jefferson Highway, the National Old Trails Road , the Old Spanish Trail and the Y ellow stone Trail. Fur the r inf orma tio n ma y be foun d on it s websi te: www . lincolnhighwayassoc.org. Head for the outlets Want to shop ‘til you drop? Put on your comfy shoes and hea to the Route 30 outlets . Visit: • T anger Outlet Center , 311 Stanley K. T anger Blvd., (717) 392-7260. Buy directly from more than 60 brand name manufacturer and designer stores. • Bulova Factory Outlet at Rockvale Outlets Lancaster, 35 S. Will owdaleDriv e #3 14, (71 7) 29 1-9 607. 40 % to 75 % of Bulova, Wittnauer, Accutron and Caravelle by Bulo va w atches and Bulova wall and mantle clocks. • Rockvale Outlets Lancaster , 35 S. Willowdale Drive, (717 ) 293 -959 5. Bigg er bar gain s. Better Bran ds. Al wa ys Rockvale Outlets. ... is eas y wh en you’re tra veli ng Route 30 in Lancaster County . Whether yo u’re hun gry for a bur ger or the roast turkey dinner at Jenny ’s Diner, or just want to dri ve down the Lincoln Hig hway ‘t il you find somethin g that strikes your fancy, you’ll find it. Whether it ’ s an ic e cream su nd ae from Fri endl y’ s or cof fee from Star buck s or Dunkin’ Don uts, it’ s there on Rou te 30. 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The Lincoln Highway istory of the road, transportation in the US
By Rochelle A. Shenk Special Features Writer
Today the Lincoln Highwayast (Route 30 E.) in Eastampeter is a very busy road
whose width varies from five-anes near the East Towne Mallo three lanes near Tanger Outlet
o two lanes near Gap. Lookingt the volume of traffic the road arries, it’s hard to imaginehat it once carried travelersn horseback, in carriages or ven Conestoga Wagons. Many
portions of this road are closelylinked to our county’s heritageand history as well as the historyof the country.
In its early days, it was knownas the Philadelphia to Lancaster
ike. According to informationrom the Federal Highway
Administration, this 62-milepike, which was completed in1796, was the first extensive
turnpike in the US. The road’send points were the Schuylkill
iver in Philadelphia and ancaster’s Penn Square.This road was used by
travelers for many years. Oneof the original mile markers ison display in front of the Amish
arm and House, 2395 Lincolnighway E.Eric Conner, Amish Farm
and House assistant manager and marketing, explained thatthe mile marker originally waslocated at 2459Lincoln Highway
ast, on the property of Mr. and
rs. Raymond Haas.The marker had been placed neartheroad,andwhenPennDOT
widened the road as part of animprovement project about 25years ago, it was removed sinceit was in the portion that was to
be widened. After the projectwas completed, the Haas familycontactedPennDOT and asked tohave that particular mile marker
returned.The Haas’s donated the milemarker to the Amish Farmand Home, and it was placed on permanent display in frontof Amish Farm and Home’slimestone farmhouse, which was
built in 1805 by Isaac and MaryEvans.
“What makes this mile marker sospecial to usis that themileageon it — 5 miles to L (Lancaster)57 miles to P (Philadelphia) isthe exact mileage from our site.Also, our house was built shortlyafter the mile marker would haveoriginally been put in,” he said.
The mile marker has beenlocated so people can easilyexamine it, and there’s a plaqueexplaining its history.
“Our main mission is toeducate people on the lifestyleof the Amish, but we also want
people to learn about the historyandheritageof LancasterCounty.This Philadelphia to Lancaster Pike mile marker, which is onefew still in existence, dovetailswith our mission,” Conner said.
The Philadelphia to Lancaster Pike is one of the historic roadsthat were incorporated into the
Lincoln Highway in the early1900s. According to the FHWAwebsite, at that time, railroads
were the main mode of interstatetransportation of both goods and
people. Roads were primarilyof local interest. Outside cities,“market roads” were maintained,for better or worse, by countiesor townships.
Many states were prohibited by
their constitutionfrom paying for “internal improvements,” such asroad projects. The country had approximately 2,199,600 milesof rural roads and only 190,476miles (8.66 percent of the total)had improved surfaces of gravel,stone, sand-clay, brick, shells,oiled earth, bituminous or, asa U.S. Bureau of Public Roads(BPR) bulletin put it, “etc.”
Many people thought of interstate roads as “peacock alleys” intended for theenjoyment of wealthy travelerswho had time to spend weeksridingaround the country in their
automobiles.As automobiles became more
popular, a group of automobileenthusiasts, includingCarl Fisher (the man who was responsiblefor the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the developmentof Miami Beach) and industrialists Frank Seiberlingand Henry Joy and automotiveindustry officials envisioned animproved, hard-surfaced road that would stretch coast to coastfrom Times Square, New York City to Lincoln Park in SanFrancisco (almost 3,400 miles)
over the shortest practical route.Fisher, who believed that theautomobile won’t get anywhere
until it has good roads to runon, chose the name “LincolnHighway” since AbrahamLincoln was oneof hisheroes.Headopted the name for his projectonly after Congress rejected a proposal by another groupto build a “Lincoln Memorial
Road” from Washington toGettysburg; instead, Congressauthorized construction of theLincoln Memorial on the Mall inWashington.
In 1913 the Lincoln HighwayAssociation (LHA) wasestablished to promote the road,which would be “open to lawfultraffic of all description withouttoll charges.” Estimated cost of theproject was $10million, mostof which was raised throughcorporate and private donations.(The Federal-aid highway
program would not begin until1916 and, because of structural
problems and the advent of World War II in 1917, would notaccomplish much until 1921.)
According to the FHA’swebsite, The Lincoln Highwayalso played an important role intheevolutionof highways leadingup to the Dwight D. Eisenhower System of Interstate and DefenseHighways. This role is illustrated
by the LHA’s twin goals. Onegoal was to build a “Coast-to-Coast Rock Highway” fromTimes Square in New York Cityto Lincoln Park in SanFrancisco.
The second goal was to make
the Lincoln Highway an objectlesson that would, in the wordsof its creator, Carl G. Fisher,
“stimulate as nothing else could thebuildingofenduringhighwayseverywhere that will not only bea credit to the American people
but that will also mean muchto American agriculture andAmerican commerce.”
The LHA dedicated the route
of the Lincoln Highway onOctober 31, 1913. Bonfires,fireworks, concerts and paradeswere part of the ceremonies inhundreds of cities in the 13 statesalong the route. In at least twolocations, the streets were swepand washed so dances could beheld on the highway
During the early years, a tripfrom the Atlantic to the Pacifion the Lincoln Highway was,according to the LHA’s 1916OfficialRoadGuide,“somethingof a sporting proposition.”
The LHA estimated the tripwould take 20 to 30 days, bu
that assumed the motorist could average a driving time of 18miles an hour. At a time when aservice infrastructure to suppor the automobile did not exist, theguide urged motorists to buygasoline at every opportunity, nomatter how little had been used since the last purchase.
The success of the LincolnHighway ledto the creation of upto250 othernamedtrails,some owhich were major routes like theJefferson Highway, the NationalOld Trails Road, the Old SpanishTrail and the Yellowstone Trail.
Further information may befound on its website: www.lincolnhighwayassoc.org.
Head forthe outlets
Want to shop ‘til you drop? Put on your comfy shoes and heato the Route 30 outlets. Visit:
• Tanger Outlet Center, 311 Stanley K. Tanger Blvd.,(717) 392-7260. Buy directly from more than 60 brand namemanufacturer and designer stores.
• Bulova Factory Outlet at Rockvale Outlets Lancaster,35 S. WillowdaleDrive #314, (717) 291-9607. 40% to 75% of Bulova, Wittnauer, Accutron and Caravelle by Bulova watchesand Bulova wall and mantle clocks.
• Rockvale Outlets Lancaster, 35 S. Willowdale Drive,(717) 293-9595. Bigger bargains. Better Brands. AlwaysRockvale Outlets.
... is easy when you’retraveling Route 30 inLancaster County. Whether you’re hungry for a burger or the roast turkey dinner atJenny’s Diner, or just wantto drive down the LincolnHighway ‘til you find something that strikes your
fancy, you’ll find it. Whether it’s an ice cream sundaefrom Friendly’s or coffeefrom Starbucks or Dunkin’Donuts, it’s there on Route30. From Chinese to steaksand fried chicken and grilled salmon, there’s plenty of food to be found.
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