The Lincoln Highway, built in 1913, was the first coast-to-coast highway and the first transcontinental highway, created through the efforts of the Lincoln Highway Association, a group of automotive industry businessmen led by Henry B. Joy and Carl Fisher. The Association helped bring about a publicly funded road from New York City, NY to San Francisco, CA, doing little actual road building itself but stirring public enthusiasm until the project was completed at 3,389 miles. In Pennsylvania, much of the route was created by improving and linking existing roads, and it became a focal point of the Good Roads Movement that ultimately contributed to highway development across the nation. The Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor follows the route through six Pennsylvania counties: Westmoreland, Somerset, Bedford, Fulton, Franklin, and Adams. In Adams County, the Altland House, established in 1880 on one of the county's oldest tavern sites, stands on Abbotstown's square, where John Fox established an inn in 1801 in the county's oldest town, and it continues to provide food and lodging for travelers on the Lincoln Highway.

Photo: Craig Swain

Photo: Larry Gertner

Photo: Craig Swain

Abbottstown, Pennsylvania · USA