1928 ROUTE WESTBOUND ODOMETER CHART

HOW TO USE THESE CHARTS

Numbers indicate the mileage westbound from the control station, or zero point, at the east end of the subject section. All mileages are scaled from the quadrangle maps of the United States Geological Survey. The tourist must allow for small mileage corrections within each section because of the inherent accumulating errors of the typical car odometer.

The intersection of E. Fifth Street and Broadway in East Liverpool is the zero point for the westbound tour of the Lincoln Highway in Ohio. The Museum of Ceramics, housed in the old post office, and operated by the Ohio Historical Society, is at the southeast corner of this intersection. Also on this corner is a relocated concrete post (at lower right in this photo). East Liverpool was once known as "America's Crockery City," and in 1900, more than 90% of the city's workers were employed in the manufacture of ceramics. What Pittsburgh was to steel, and what Detroit was to automobiles, East Liverpool most certainly was to pottery.

1928 ROUTE Odometer Charts

SECTION 1--EAST LIVERPOOL TO LISBON

SECTION 2--LISBON TO MINERVA

SECTION 3--MINERVA TO CANTON

SECTION 4--CANTON TO MASSILLON

SECTION 5--MASSILLON TO WOOSTER

SECTION 6--WOOSTER TO MANSFIELD

SECTION 7--MANSFIELD TO CRESTLINE

SECTION 8--CRESTLINE TO BUCYRUS

SECTION 9--BUCYRUS TO UPPER SANDUSKY

SECTION 10--UPPER SANDUSKY TO BEAVERDAM

SECTION 11--BEAVERDAM TO DELPHOS

SECTION 12--DELPHOS TO VAN WERT

SECTION 13--VAN WERT TO INDIANA STATE LINE

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SECTION 1--EAST LIVERPOOL TO LISBON 16.0 MILES

0.0—CONTROL STATION at EAST LIVERPOOL is at the intersection of Broadway and E. Fifth Street; Museum of Ceramics is at southeast corner; a relocated concrete post is also here; from this point, bear westerly with W. Fifth Street thru downtown

0.35—At traffic signal, turn Right onto Jefferson Street

0.45—After crossing W. Sixth Street, angle Left, continuing with Jefferson Street

0.5—Eight-stall garage at Right, pictured in Drake Hokanson book (after page 16)

0.55—At traffic signal, turn Left onto W. Eighth Street

0.7—At first traffic signal past interchange area, turn Right onto State Route 267, and go uphill

1.8—PLEASANT HEIGHTS

3.6—Old brick road remnant at Right, before intersection of Irish Ridge Road

4.4—GLENMOOR

5.7—Watch for milepost 5, and then watch for yellow-on-blue county road number sign; turn Left onto County Road 451, a.k.a. Old Lincoln Highway; access road to houses at below Left is built on part of old alignment

6.6—At stop sign at CALIFORNIA HOLLOW JUNCTION, turn Left onto County Road 425

9.2—County Road 448 at Right is an old road remnant; "no outlet" prevails now that the old concrete arch bridge known as Brown’s Bridge has been removed

9.4—Junction with two-lane U.S. 30; continue westerly with two-lane U.S. Route 30

10.1—Road X's; Road Left is to WEST POINT; Road Right is to CRAWFORD'S CORNER and Rollercoaster Road; Old road remnants abound in this area (see map); after exploring, return to this point and...

0.0—Reset odometer to zero; then resume westerly with U.S. 30

1.6—Trail’s End and former Victoria Motel, both at Right.

2.0—Angle Left onto County Road 417, a.k.a. Stookesberry Road, diverging from U.S. 30

2.5—Stop at U.S. 30, then continue with County Road 417

3.6—West end of Rollercoaster Road Y's Back Right

4.0—At stop sign, turn Right onto U.S. 30; an unmarked old road remnant is at Left

4.5—Unmarked old road remnant Y's Back Right

4.8—Capehart Motel and Frola Motel, both at Left.

5.4—At traffic signal in Lisbon, turn Left onto Lincoln Way, continuing with U.S. 30

5.8—Steel Trolley Diner at Left

5.9—CONTROL STATION at LISBON is at the traffic signal in town square at the intersection of Market Street; Columbiana County Court House is at southwest corner; Crosser Diner is a half-block ahead at Right; reset odometer to zero


SECTION 2 -- LISBON TO MINERVA 20.0 MILES

0.0—Continue westerly with Lincoln Way/U.S. Route 30

0.6—Cross high bridge; a stone pier of the old Canton Bridge is below this bridge

5.2—Trinity Church Road Y's Ahead Left; Old road remnants are on private property in this area

8.3—"Canal Tunnels" historical marker at Left

9.3—Historic Plymouth Street T's Right in Hanoverton; Spread Eagle Tavern is up the street; a concrete post replica is at the northwest corner of this intersection

9.4—At traffic signal in HANOVERTON, turn Left onto First Street/County Road 406, taking temporary leave from U.S. 30; a brick pillar replica is at the northeast corner of this intersection

9.45—After crossing bridge, immediately turn Right onto Lincoln Street

9.6—At stop sign, turn Left, resuming westerly with U.S. 30

11.0—At yellow flashing signal in KENSINGTON, turn Right, continuing westerly with U.S. 30

14.0—LYNCHBURG

15.9—EAST ROCHESTER

17.8—BAYARD

18.9—Star Motel at Left; several years ago, the neon sign still looked good

19.0—Junction with State Route 183; note site of Green Gables Tourist Cabins at Right

20.0—CONTROL STATION at MINERVA is at the traffic signal at the intersection of Market Street; an old gas station is at the southwest corner; a relocated concrete post is near the southeast corner; reset odometer to zero

SECTION 3--MINERVA TO CANTON 16.1 MILES

0.0—Continue westerly with Lincoln Way/U.S. Route 30

0.2—At traffic signal, turn Right, continuing with U.S. 30

0.9—Tunnel Hill Road and Cindell Street at Right are old road remnants

2.7—Culvert at Right indicates pre-1935 alignment of road

2.8—Brick bridge over Hugle Run; abutment of pre-1935 bridge is 150 feet northeast of here

3.0—Angle Right onto Paris Avenue , diverging from U.S. 30

3.3—Turn Left onto Baywood Street

3.4—At stop sign at U.S. 30, continue westerly with Baywood Street

5.7—Angle Right onto Applehill Avenue

5.8—At stop sign in ROBERTSVILLE, turn Left onto Lincoln Street/U.S. Route 30

6.9 to 7.2—Old road was located at Right

7.2—Turn Right onto Sam Krabill Avenue, then immediately turn Left onto Cindell Street

7.8—At stop sign, Turn Right onto Lincoln Street/U.S. 30

8.0 to 8.6—Old road was located at Left, along line of utility poles

8.6—Old road remnant, also marked as Cindell Street, Y's Back Left at Woodland Park Estates; another remnant passes behind Park 'N' Ride lot at Right

8.9—Turn Right onto another part of Cindell Street; historic Clearview Golf Course is ahead at Left of U.S. 30

10.2—At stop sign at U.S. 30, turn Right onto Lincoln Street/U.S. 30

10.6—Old road remnant now marked Osnaburg Street is Ahead Left with utility poles

11.1—At traffic signal, turn Right, continuing with U.S. 30

11.3—At traffic signal in EAST CANTON, turn Left, continuing with U.S. 30; after turning Left, immediately watch for a concrete post at/near original position at Left

12.6—Site of White Swan Motel at Left, with cabins

12.7—Moon Mist Motel at Right

13.0—Top O' The Mark Motel at Right with unique Lustron panels

13.2—Continue westerly with State Route 172/Tuscarawas Street toward downtown Canton; U.S. 30 diverges at Trump Avenue to bypass Canton and Massillon

15.2—Continue westerly with Tuscarawas Street; avoid S.R. 172, which diverges here

16.1—CONTROL STATION at CANTON is at the traffic signal at the intersection of Market Avenue; Stark County Court House is at the northwest corner; a concrete post replica is in front of the court house; Classic Car Museum is six blocks south of here; reset odometer to zero  

SECTION 4--CANTON TO MASSILLON 7.9 MILES

0.0— Continue westerly with Tuscarawas Street

0.45—Rejoin State Route 172; continue westerly with Tuscarawas Street

3.8—REEDURBAN

4.1—Tuscarawas Street (Canton) becomes Lincoln Way (Massillon)

4.4—Motel Lincoln at Right

4.8—PERRY HEIGHTS

7.1—Lincoln Way Motors at Right

7.8—Lincoln Theater at Right

7.85—Relocated concrete post at Left; Massillon Museum is nearby

7.9—CONTROL STATION at MASSILLON is at the traffic signal at the intersection of Erie Street; reset odometer to zero

SECTION 5--MASSILLON TO WOOSTER 22.1 MILES (Numerous old motel sites remain in this section; watch also for several businesses which use Lincoln in their name)

0.0—Continue westerly with Lincoln Way/State Route 172

0.2—Cross Four Chaplains Memorial Viaduct

0.5—At traffic signal, angle Right with Lincoln Way/State Route 172

2.5—WEST BROOKFIELD (old control point in Lincoln Highway Guides)

5.7—EAST GREENVILLE (old control point in Lincoln Highway Guides)

6.9—Merge into westbound lanes of U.S. Route 30

7.9—Jones Motel at Right is the site of the old Parkette Motel

8.0—Turn Right onto Old Lincoln Way/U.S. 30-A

9.1—At traffic signal in DALTON , Mill Street X's N-S; relocated concrete post is near the northwest corner of the intersection; gazebo is opposite at Left

10.0—Relocated concrete post at Left, on private property

10.2—At stop sign, turn Right, resuming westerly with U.S. 30

11.4—Old road remnant dead-ends near railroad at Right

11.8 to 12.3—At left of this area is an old road remnant now marked as Old Lincoln Way between Kidron Road and Kohler Road; there is a concrete post at/near original position on this road, but save this exploration for your eastbound trip; it is too dangerous to turn Left in this area

12.8—RICELAND; a relocated concrete post is in the rock garden at the northeast corner

13.3—Turn Right at East Union Township Road 179/Kansas Road, then immediately turn Left onto Old Lincoln Way

13.7—Old tourist cabin site at Left, before Carr Road

14.0—At stop sign, Turn Right, resuming westerly with U.S. 30

15.4—EAST UNION

18.7—HONEYTOWN

20.5—Avoid ramp to four-lane U.S. 30, which bypasses Wooster; continue westerly toward Wooster with Pittsburgh Avenue

21.0—Turn Left onto Bauer Road to reach old road remnant now known as Sylvan Road, the east end of which is a ten-foot wide brick remnant with eight-inch wide cement borders; return to this point and...

0.0—Reset odometer to zero; then resume westerly with Pittsburgh Avenue

0.4—Lincoln Way Elementary School at Left

0.6—Angle Left onto Liberty Avenue after crossing railroad

1.1—CONTROL STATION at WOOSTER is at the traffic signal in the city square at the intersection of Market Street; Wayne County Court House is at the northwest corner; reset odometer to zero  

SECTION 6--WOOSTER TO MANSFIELD 32.0 MILES

0.0—Continue westerly with Liberty Street, also marked as State Route 302

0.6—At traffic signal, angle Left onto Old Lincoln Way, continuing with State Route 302

2.1—Avoid angle right of S.R. 302; continue westerly with Old Lincoln Way/County Road 30-A

3.7—At stop sign and red flasher, cross four-lane U.S. Route 250 and continue westerly with Old Lincoln Way/County Road 30-A

4.4—JEFFERSON; old-fashioned motel is at Right beyond intersection

8.8—REEDSBURG

10.0—Old Kohler Tavern is at Left at county line; is on National Register of Historic Places

11.0—Old roadside rest was at Left

13.8—State Route 89 X’s at JEROMESVILLE ; concrete post replica is at Left, before traffic signal

15.7—At stop sign, cross four-lane U.S. Route 30 and continue with County Road 30-A

16.0—Angle Right with County Road 30-A, near Hillsdale High School

17.5—Angle Right onto State Route 179 (the Co. Rd. 30-A designation is temporarily suspended here)

18.2—HAYESVILLE; old opera house is near southeast corner; State Route 179 ends; continue westerly, resuming with the roadway designated County Road 30-A

23.7—MIFFLIN; junction with State Route 603; continue westerly with State Route 603/Maine Street; a concrete post at/near original position is at Left, 75 yards beyond intersection

24.0—Turn Left onto State Route 430

29.6—Old-fashioned Stewarts Root Beer stand at Left

31.4—At traffic signal, turn Left onto U.S. 42; after passing under railroad bridge, angle Right; the numbered routes here are also known as Park Avenue East

31.9—Richland County Court House at Left

Map1, East Section

Map 2, West Section

31.95—In median of Park Avenue East is a concrete post replica set in April 1996

32.0—CONTROL STATION at MANSFIELD is at the traffic signal at the west side of Central Park, at the intersection of Main Street; although not directly related to the Lincoln Highway, a memorial to Abraham Lincoln is near the bandshell at the northeast corner of Park Avenue and Main Street; the heart of Mansfield's Carrousel District is two blocks north of this point; reset odometer to zero

SECTION 7--MANSFIELD TO CRESTLINE 12.2 MILES

0.0—Continue westerly with Park Avenue West/State Route 430

1.2—At traffic signal, turn Right onto Western Avenue

1.6—At traffic signal, turn Left onto Fourth Street

5.1—Highest elevation on Lincoln Highway in Ohio, near automotive plant; elevation=1422 feet

5.7—Angle Right onto Mabee Road , taking temporary leave from Fourth Street

7.2—At stop sign, turn Right onto Fourth Street

8.2—Continue westerly after U.S. 30 rejoins at interchange area

8.9—Turn Right onto Eckstein Road, then Left onto Snodgrass Road (old road remnants)

9.3—At stop sign, turn Right, resuming westerly with U.S. 30

12.2—CONTROL STATION at CRESTLINE is at the traffic signal at the intersection of Seltzer Street; reset odometer to zero

SECTION 8--CRESTLINE TO BUCYRUS 13.3 MILES

0.0—Continue westerly with Main Street/U.S. Route 30

0.55—Clink Boulevard T's Left; Original Brick pillars are at both corners

1.6—Angle Left onto Leesville Road , taking temporary leave from U.S. Route 30; note: because of hill, this turn may be difficult to anticipate!

2.6—Colonel Crawford Monument at Left

3.0—LEESVILLE; J&M Trading Post is at Left; stop and say hello to Joe Everly, LHA member

4.7—At stop sign, carefully turn Left onto U.S. 30;

5.2—At Left, the large white building with skylights was part of the old Green Lawn Auto Court

10.6—Original brick pillar at Left, at northwest corner of Stewart Cemetery

10.9—Avoid ramp for U.S. 30 bypass around Bucyrus; continue westerly with Mansfield Street

12.2—Hopley Monument at Right, at golf course

12.35—Stone pillar, also at Right, also at golf course

12.8—Lincoln Highway sign in abutment wall of railroad viaduct

13.2—Crawford County Court House at Right

13.3—CONTROL STATION at BUCYRUS is at the traffic signal in Washington Square at the intersection of Sandusky Avenue; a relocated concrete post is in greens pace at Left; reset odometer to zero

SECTION 9--BUCYRUS TO UPPER SANDUSKY 16.7 MILES

0.0—Continue westerly with Mansfield Street/Lincoln Highway

0.1—Old Texaco gas station at northwest corner of Poplar Street

4.0—Continue westerly after U.S. 30 rejoins at interchange area

5.7—Original brick pillar at Left, at top of sideslope

6.6—The Oceola Garage at Left is the replacement of Sipe's Filling Station, which was destroyed by fire shortly after Drake Hokanson made one of my favorite photographs in his book (after page 48)

6.7—Marion-Melrose Road X's at OCEOLA ; a brick replica pillar is at the northeast corner of this intersection, near location of similar post destroyed in 1993

9.2—Old roadside rest area at Left; the brick corner posts at both front and rear of property are typical for old rest area parcels in Ohio, and should not be confused with Lincoln Highway pillars

11.2—Relocated concrete post, along driveway to farm at Left

13.2—Lincoln Hills Golf Club at Left is the former site of Lincoln Hills Tourist Court

14.4—Avoid ramp for U.S. 30/U.S. 23 bypasses around Upper Sandusky; continue westerly with Wyandot Avenue

15.0—Lincoln Highway Farm at Right

16.0—Old brick road remnant at Left , marked Old Lincoln Highway; Ohio Bicentennial Commission/Ohio Historical Society marker was dedicated here in 2001

16.1—Junction with State Route 182; continue westerly into downtown

16.2—New bridge over Sandusky River, replaced George Washington Bridge in 1998

16.5—Brick pillar replica at Left, at southeast corner of Fourth Street

16.7—CONTROL STATION at UPPER SANDUSKY is at the traffic signal at the intersection of Sandusky Avenue; Wyandot County Court House is at southeast corner; reset odometer to zero

SECTION 10--UPPER SANDUSKY TO BEAVERDAM 36.8 MILES

0.0—Continue westerly with Wyandot Avenue

0.45—Turn Right onto Warpole Street

0.8—Turn Left onto W. Lincoln Way/County Highway 330

3.2—Township Road 330 T's Left; this old road remnant was rendered by construction the bypass, and is now a dead-end access road to a farmhouse

3.3—At stop sign, cross the eastbound lanes and turn Left onto U.S. Route 30

4.4—Township Road 102 T's Right; old road remnant and access to observe remnants of old bridge

4.5—Bridge over Tymochtee Creek is third in Lincoln Highway history at this location; first location was at Right, as per above; second location was at Left

4.6 to 5.1—Township Road 54, a half-mile old road remnant which parallels U.S. 30, is at Left

5.2—Bridge over Oak Run is a replacement of previous structure which was about 200 feet to Left

5.3—Old road remnant Y's Back Left; now a private drive

13.8—Gentle reverse curve at milepost 18; clue of township line in rectangular survey system

15.5—Old brick schoolhouse at Left; supposed location of old tourist cabin pictured in Hokanson book (after page 48) is on opposite side of road

19.2—Begin bypass of WILLIAMSTOWN ; note old road remnants at Left; old railroad overpass was location of a photograph in Drake Hokanson book (after page 48)

20.8—"Truckers Welcome/Bon-Air Motel" at Right

24.3—NEW STARK

25.8—Gentle reverse at milepost 6 ; compare to 13.8 above

26.4—Old roadside rest area at Left; two brick corner posts are at rear of parcel

28.8—At traffic signal, continue westerly with Hancock County Road 304/Lincoln Highway; avoid U.S. 30, which diverges Left to access the new four- lane route which is parallel and one-half mile south.

Map 1, East Section

Map 2, West Section

35.7—Interchange with four-lane U.S. 30, which bypasses Beaverdam, and junction with State Route 696; continue westerly with Lincoln Highway/S.R. 696

36.5—Brick pillar replica erected in 1999 by OLHL is at Left; Church Street, which T's Right, was part of the Dixie Highway/U.S. Route 25; in Beaverdam, the Lincoln Highway designation is temporarily suspended, and the roadway is marked as Main Street

36.8—CONTROL STATION at BEAVERDAM is at the red flashing signal at the intersection of West Street; fire station is at the southwest corner; Dixie Highway/U.S. 25 followed Main Street westerly from Church Street to this point, where it turned south, then southwest toward Lima; thus, for 0.3 miles, the two great transcontinental highways overlapped; reset odometer to zero

SECTION 11--BEAVERDAM TO DELPHOS 19.5 MILES (Mileages in parentheses are for Section 11a2)

0.0—Continue westerly with Main Street/Lincoln Highway

2.0—Former site of hubcap sculpture pictured in Drake Hokanson book (after page 48) was at the northeast corner of this intersection

6.0—At traffic signal, State Route 65 X's at CAIRO; Lincoln Log Cabin is at northeast corner

8.5(7.1)— ORD'S CORNER ; after stop sign at State Route 115, continue westerly with Lincoln Highway

9.5(8.1)—1927 bridge over Pike Run, with unique arching parapet walls

10.4(9.0)—1955 bridge over Pike Run; this bridge is about 50 feet north of the previous bridge, which was the site of the crash of Admiral Byrd's "Snow Cruiser" in 1939

11.7(10.3)—New bridge opened in 2002 replaced triple-arch concrete bridge; historical marker to be placed at Left, beyond river

10.9(9.5)—Sugar Creek

12.5(11.1)—Join with the beach ridge of the Maumee Glacial Lake; except for the area through Delphos and immediately west of Delphos, the route follows this beach ridge all the way to New Haven, Indiana, a distance of over 48 miles

13.1(11.7)—"Grave" shown on 1949 right-of-way plans is at Right side of road, surrounded on four sides by guardrails; supposedly the grave of Shadrack Benham, to whom the government deeded this quarter- section of land in 1835

14.1(12.7)—Abandoned roadside rest at Left

15.6(14.2)—Lincoln View Farm at Left

16.4(15.0)—Buettner Road T's Left

17.3(15.9)—Old road remnant on private property, at barnyard area at Right

17.8(16.4)—Interchange with four-lane U.S. Route 30, which bypasses Delphos; continue westerly with Lincoln Highway , which becomes Fifth Street in Delphos

18.7(17.3)—Old junction point of U.S. 30-N and U.S. 30-S from 1950s to 1970s

18.8(17.4)—Second Street Y'd Ahead Left; now closed here, this was the second of two previous routes into downtown Delphos

19.0(17.6)—Arrow Motel at Right

19.5(18.1)—CONTROL STATION at DELPHOS is at the traffic signal at the intersection of Main Street; Miami and Erie Canal parallels Main Street at one-half block to the west; there is a historical marker on the west bank of the canal at the north side of the street; former Lincoln Highway Garage is at northeast corner; concrete post replica is near southwest corner; reset odometer to zero

SECTION 12--DELPHOS TO VAN WERT 13.4 MILES

0.0—Continue westerly with Fifth Street, also marked State Route 66

0.5—After stop sign and red flashing signal, continue westerly with Lincoln Highway; avoid S.R. 66, which diverges Right

0.7—Lincoln Highway Dairy was at Right, at small metal-sided building; dairy operated under this name from 1915 to about 1956

0.8—Old Lincoln Inn at Right

1.4—Location of Mox Curve was at left, now on private property; the only trace of the old roadbed is a grass strip between the house and the creek

1.6—Line of utility poles diverging at Right side of road delineates both the original and present right-of- way line (a good way to imagine where the road used to be, before reconstruction in the early 1940s); the first of several such areas in this section; the many trees planted within the right-of-way area are a result of the highway beautification plan for that reconstruction project

3.7—Resume alignment with the beach ridge of the Maumee Glacial Lake

4.9—Pole line diverging at Right, as per 1.6 above

5.5—Van-Del Drive-In Theater is at Left

6.0—Old road remnant at Left, in front of old Dutch Mill buildings

6.9—Pole line diverging at Right, as per 1.6 above

7.6—Ringwald Road T's Left; south of this point is an old road remnant, now a farmhouse driveway

7.8—Lincolnway (Van Wert County Home) at Left; the east-west driveway immediately in front of the building is an old road remnant; note replica Burma-Shave signs along both sides of the highway

8.2—Pole line diverging at Right, as per 1.6 above

8.9—Church at Right; the east-west driveway immediately in front of the church is an old road remnant

9.6—Ohio Bicentennial Barn at Right

10.2—Interchange with four-lane U.S. Route 30, which bypasses Van Wert; near the southwest corner of interchange is a single brick post, which marked the boundary corner for a roadside rest area that was removed when the four-lane highway was built

12.7—At stop sign and red flashing signal, turn Left onto Wayne Street

12.8—Turn Right onto Main Street ; note old gas station at northwest corner

13.4—ORIGINAL CONTROL STATION at Left is at the Marsh Hotel in VAN WERT, as called for in the early Lincoln Highway Guides; Van Wert County Court House is at Right; also at Right is Balyeat's Coffee Shop—"Nationally Famous Since 1924"; reset odometer to zero

SECTION 13 -- VAN WERT TO INDIANA STATE LINE 15.4 MILES

0.0—Continue westerly with Main Street

0.15—Brumback Library at Right was the first county library in the United States (1901); at Left, opposite the library is a restored concrete post

0.7—Spray's Radiator Service is at northeast corner; has nice display of petroliana signs; began as a Shell station in 1927

0.8—B&K Root Beer stand at Right; original neon sign

1.0—Economy Inn, formerly Stipe's Westside Motel, at Right

1.2—Old Carl G. Wright complex at Left; post cards list "modern cabins, restaurant, garage, service station, and barber shop"

1.7—Former Restwell Motel at Left

1.9—Ridgeway Drive-In Theater at Right was formerly Lincoln Drive-In

2.4—After stop sign at U.S. Route 224, continue westerly with Lincoln Highway

3.7—Original roadway angled sharply here, passing at the immediate north edge of the cemetery; remains of a small culvert are sometimes visible in the grassy area at the southeast corner of the Richey Road intersection

4.6—Replica Burma-Shave signs at Right

9.4—Where Dixon-Cavett Road angles Left, continue northwesterly with the Lincoln Highway for 0.1 mile to observe the bridge over Upper Prairie Creek, which has Lincoln Highway signs in the ends of the parapet walls; return to this point and...

0.0—Reset odometer to zero; then resume westerly on Dixon-Cavett Road toward U.S. 30

0.1—At stop sign, turn Right onto four-lane U.S. 30

4.0—Bridge over Blue Creek; old road remnants are at Right in makeshift barnyard

4.8—Van Wert/Paulding County Line; the construction of four-lane U.S. 30 through the southwest corner of Paulding County obliterated one of the Lincoln Highway Association's two Seedling Miles in Ohio

6.0—CONTROL STATION and end of charted course is at the OHIO/INDIANA STATE LINE; a Right turn shortly ahead will allow the tourist to follow the old Lincoln Highway thru Townley, Zulu, and Besancon, Indiana.

You don't have to stop your Lincoln Highway travels at the state line. Mike Buettner has prepared strip maps of both the 1924 and 1928 routes across Indiana. For a set of maps, (two dollars to cover costs of copying and mailing) write to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.