Lincoln Highway News

LINCOLN HIGHWAY NEWS IS A BLOG BY BRIAN BUTKO

For the past few years, the Illinois Lincoln Highway Coalition has been producing a series of Interpretive Murals and Gazebos along the Illinois Lincoln Highway National Scenic Byway and its 179-mile corridor in northern Illinois.  Each mural depicts the history, heritage and events of the highway and its impact on the communities. For the gazebos, four panels tell the story of the highway’s history and culture, including one dedicated to the community and its connection to the highway.

Above, the mural at Fulton depicts the bridge that crossed the Mississippi River into Iowa.

Now a list of both murals and gazebos — along with images of each location — are online for viewing or making a check-off list for your next road trip:

www.drivelincolnhighway.com/murals.html

www.drivelincolnhighway.com/gazebos.html

Tags: Fulton IL, highway history, historic highway, Illinois, interpretive murals, Lincoln Highway

This entry was posted on January 24, 2012 at 4:10 pm and is filed under highways, history, Lincoln Highway, Road trip, roadside, signs, travel. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.