America’s Historic Roads
Puzzle 41 · The Automobile Finds a Route · Page 63 in print
Lincoln Highway
The Lincoln Highway Association sponsored short concrete demonstration roads called Seedling Miles. The first was built near Malta, Illinois, in 1914 to encourage similar improvements elsewhere.
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Carl Fisher
Promoter who conceived the Lincoln Highway.
Concrete
Paving material used for the Seedling Miles.
Dyer
Indiana town at one end of the model section.
Henry Ford
Automaker who declined to finance Fisher’s highway.
Henry Joy
Packard president who helped select the route.
Ideal Section
Indiana model highway segment.
Inner Tubes
Inflatable tire components listed in the 1916 road guide.
Lincoln Park
San Francisco park at the western endpoint.
Malta
Illinois town near the first Seedling Mile.
Packard
Automobile company led by route advocate Henry Joy.
San Francisco
City at the western end of the Lincoln Highway.
Schererville
Indiana town at the other end of the model section.
Seedling Mile
Short demonstration section of concrete road.
Times Square
Eastern endpoint of the announced coast-to-coast route.
Tire Casings
Spare outer tire coverings listed in the 1916 road guide.
Sources
- Lincoln Highway (highway history)Federal Highway Administration