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The Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor is underway with a number of exciting initiatives. One project that we have been working on for several years is our Lincoln Highway Experience attraction, which will be located at the intersection of Routes 30 and 259 in Ligonier Township, Westmoreland County, PA. Due diligence called for us to do a number of preliminary studies/tests at the site, which was a former biker bar and filling station. The tests were not exciting, but necessary: Property and topographic survey; Phase One Environmental Site Assessment; Hazardous Materials Testing; Wetlands Investigation/Delineation; PNDI Inventory; Historic Property Boundary Definition Report; Lead Based Paint Analysis; Cultural Resource Survey; Property Title Certification; Site Characterization Report; Remediation Action Plan for the PA Department of Environmental Protection; Soil Vapor Sampling and Analysis Report; Groundwater Table and Flow Pattern Report; Business Plan; Interpretive Plan; and a few different master site plans.

With all those tests/studies behind us, we are able to move forward with a new site plan, a conceptual design of main building, and conceptual design of interior spaces and interpretive exhibit areas. To guide us through these phases, the LHHC has contracted with a most creative team: The Maude Group from Chicago, IL; Venturi Scott Brown Associates from Philadelphia; and Kissiloff Associates from New York City. Requests for Proposals were sent to 21 different firms, with five being interviewed. After several site visits, the team conducted a brainstorming session in January with the seven-member Lincoln Highway Experience Committee. It is good to see our programming ideas transformed into real exhibits, and to see our property site transformed into a new bustling attraction where the national story, the Pennsylvania story, and the Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor story will all be told in an engaging way.

The March/April/May issue of the Lincoln Highway Journal will be available shortly - another great issue with a variety of articles. If you find yourself glancing at the names and addresses of those who became Friends of the Lincoln Highway; don’t just glance. Become a “Friend of the Lincoln Highway” yourself, so your name will appear and you can enjoy all the perks!

The LHHC office located at 114 South Market Street, Ligonier, PA.

Another PA Artisan Trail ~ Handmade along the Highway jury netted a dozen new artisans to join our participating 30. From an amazing fiber/quilt artisan who kicks her products up a notch with funky fibers and threads, to a dynamic duo who creates fantastic and colorful glass products. To learn more about the program and where you can purchase the fine crafts, visit www.handmadealongthehighway.org

As we are into our 13th year as an organization there is no doubt that more people know about the historic Lincoln Highway because of the Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor. We have the best Lincoln Highway Gift Shop inventory around – more than 125 different Lincoln Highway items are available for purchase in our Gift Shop at 114 S. Market Street, Ligonier, PA. Some of the specialty books (some are even autographed) we carry are not available through the internet. Too far from Ligonier, PA to see up close and personal, then visit www.LHHC.org and order on-line. Friends of the Lincoln Highway can enjoy a 10% discount.

Lincoln Highway Trivia

At the turn of the century (early 1900s), automobile owners purchased their gasoline from: A.) General Stores B.) Blacksmiths C.) Drug Stores D.) Repair Garages E.) All the above