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Lincoln Highway Guide (PDF) The The Lincoln Highway was the first major coast-to-coast “motor road” for automobile travel in the United States across America. This famed transcontinental highway, was the first practical automobile road that linked the East and the West coasts of the United States and is named after T President Abraham Lincoln. Established in 1913, peo- Traveling from Evanston, Wyoming on I-80. Exit #191. 5 ple follow the Lincoln from Times Square in New York Hanging Rock at Emory 9 Stone Breastworks 1 One of the most historic passages in LINCOLN City by the red, white, and blue logos and finish Wahsatch Station A 40-foot long sandstone natural bridge that gave its name to the July, 1861 Pony America. It was an Indian trail before the almost 3,400 miles later in San Francisco. In 1916 the population here was listed as 10, with Express station campground and later Stage coming of the pioneers. Militant mem- a railroad station, an express company, a tele- bers of the Mormon Church climbed This highway also spanned the state of Utah. The station. There is a cavity in a rock with a few L phone company, and an unprotected grade cross- these ramparts and built stacks of boul- HIGHWAY Utah chapter of the Lincoln Highway Association ing. In late August 1910, the first Transcontinental names written in tar or grease. *pg.271 ders on the crest of the steepest canyon preserves this heritage by placing distinctive markers Motor Train came roaring into the Echo canyon. walls. They were intended to protect riflemen. along the route, and undertaking educational activi- The U.S. Army wanted to test the feasibility of 6 Jack in the Pulpit ties including tours over these historic avenues. The course travels through moving trucks across America on the nation’s premier transcontinental highway, With a little imagination, one can see a man 10 Billboard Bluff in the event rail traffic was immobilized or insufficient during a later world war. standing at a pulpit or a man with a three- The completion of the Pacific Railroad Summit County from Evanston to Salt Lake City. It was believed that this The old water tank still remains. Cache Cave a pioneer stop. I-80 exit #187. (lim- cornered hood on his overcoat. *pg. 271 “As brought opportunity for inventive advertis- leg of the journey contained the most difficult terrain. ited access by appointment) if expounding the law and gospel to his ing. Plantation Bitters (painted on rock),was The Lincoln Highway is one of America's best-known historical roads. It 2 scattering auditors”. Approximately 1.5 an early billboard for a new medi- was inspired by the Good Roads Movement, and in turn inspired the Castle Rock miles from Hanging Rock. cine active ingredient was 33% The National Interstate and Defense Highways Act of 1956, which was cham- Viewed from the I-80 highway (Exit #185) is Santa Cruz rum. Castle rock. Below this large crag was a pop- pioned by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, influenced by his experiences Main Street ular emigrant campsite, where Brigham 7 as a young soldier crossing the country in the 1919 Army Convoy on the Sawmill Canyon Across America Young’s party camped July 15, 1847. This is The canyon was named after a sawmill 11 Lincoln Highway. the site of the Overland Stage and Pony located at the foot of the hills. The Death’s Rock As the first road across America, the Lincoln Highway brought great pros- Express Station. In both the 1916 and the sawmill provided railroad ties for the first As a result of the Utah War, in 1858, 1924 road guides, the population was listed perity to hundreds of cities, towns, and villages along the way. Transcontinental Railroad. Brigham the only Mormon to die was acciden- as 20. The highway at this point was “graded dirt.” There was the obligato- Young and his company returning from tally shot from the top of the bluff Affectionately, the Lincoln Highway became known as "The Main Street ry railroad station, a ranch offering meals and lodging, the filling station, Winter Quarter camped here on August during a test fire. Across America", a nickname that, even today, remains synonymous with an express company, telephone, telegraph, and a post office. “Beautiful 28, 1858. the famous old road. Additionally, with the renewed interest in America's mountain scenery, good camp site,” was also included in the listing. It was further described as: “A castle complete with parapets on all four corners. historic two-lane highways, and in deference to Route 66 having been To make the picture complete, it even had an opening in the center.” nicknamed "The Mother Road" by John Steinbeck, the older and longer Breastworks (fortifications) marker Lincoln Highway has become regarded as "The Father Road", a nick- 3 Winged Rock 8 Breastworks also called “batteries” or name used regularly by American Road Magazine, and by author A unique rock formation on the northwest side “parapets,” are quickly constructed stone Michael Wallis in his recent book, The Lincoln Highway, the Great of Echo Canyon. It has a flat, hat-like rock bal- walls built to protect gunners from enemy fire. *pg. 282. The Breastworks were con- American Road Trip. anced on a pedestal and a window of light showing below the hat. *pg. 267. On their way to Salt Lake City in 1858, structed in 1857 under the direction of the United States Army camped at the base of this formation. General Daniel H. Wells, commander of Roads Days the Mormon Militia. The cliffs provided Good Roads days twice were the greatest strategic advantage against possible attack by Johnson’s Army staged in Coalville in cooperation EEcchhoo CCaannyyoonn LLiinnccoollnn Highway during the Utah War (1857-58). with the Coalville Boosters Leave I-80 at exit #178, signed Emory, and drive down the Club.On May 9th, 1917 five miles frontage road, Lincoln Highway. of the Lincoln Highway between 4 Echo and Coalville were leveled Emory Station and the rocks raked off. This was Hanging Rock Pony Express station (sometimes accomplished by the use of a tractor, a road drag and three men for known as “Half-way Station”) was new in July, 1861. one day and 40 High School boys with rakes for 21/2 hours. The men It was located at the Union Pacific railroad workers’ were given membership cards in the Boosters Club and the boys were station named Emory. *pg. 269. The site was on the Driving Guide given the best dish the local ice cream parlor offers. left, in a grove of pine trees, but there are no signs of the station remaining. 12 1 23 29 Main St. Steamboat Rock Coalville City Pace Ranch at Atkinson Temple Camp W e b e 3 (or Noah’s Ark) is a huge mass of A secret in the sage. Old original Lincoln r The 1916 Road Guide advised that there was Temple Camp and Supplication Hills. 86 R i v e Daughters of the red sandstone resembling the bow good fishing in the Weber, with a good graded Highway marker. 1 mile north of Echo on Highway 30. r Utah Pioneers Cabin. of a steamship that projects into road all the way to Wanship “but not surfaced th St. Echo Gristmill Monument and 300 Nor th St. Mormon Trail Monument 40 Center. Echo Canyon. and muddy in wet weather.” Coalville was 33 65 By appointment only. 30 200 No r 34 sophisticated enough to have Witches Rocks Center St. 84 th 13 a speed limit ten miles an The Witches Rocks. Natural pinnacles. Old Mormon 24 100 Nor Red Rock Dam hour. The 1915 Lincoln Highway passed in front of the Kimball Ranch Described as figures in kirtles and 65 Trail marker A red sandstone wall, about 100 feet long. It The Overland Stage Station from 1862 located at the Summit County courthouse built in 1903-04. steeple-hats or bonnets, or witch-like. 100 South was built on the northwest bank of Echo Henefer DUP “I was attracted to the little town of Coalville, because there to 1868, still stands east of Kimball’s 1.3 miles west of Echo. 200 South Canyon Creek, just above Steamboat Rock and Henefer Museum. were so many yards where old-fashioned yellow rosebushes Junction. William H. Kimball built this extended southwest from the railroad track to were laden with bloom.” — Effie Gladding eleven-room stone house east of 31 the creek. This wall’s original historic significa- Please visit our HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM at 60 North Kimball’s Junction as an inn and stage Weber River Crossing Please visit Echo rest area Wyuta Station tion is not known. The first known law enforcement Main Street, Coalville, UTAH www.summitcounty.org/history station. Eventually this route became for information. I-80 (Exit 170) Evanston, www.co.summit.ut.us/history/lincoln/lincoln.html part of the Lincoln Highway and undoubtedly officer to give his life WY 7 mi. housed many traveling visitors. Three famous in the line of duty was Sheriff Echo Junction I-80 1 14 19 Rodney Badger, one of (Exit 169) Echo Canyon Road 2 Echo Roller Mills travelers stayed there. Horace Greeley, Walt 3 Hoytsville Marker the original pioneers. He drowned in 1853 in the Weber 4 Built as a gristmill in 1871. Structure no This monument is near the site of the old fort, Whitman and Mark Twain. That wonderful old Echo 5 longer there. Historical panel is displayed stone house still stands. Can be seen from I-80 River while assisting pioneers who were fording the river.
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