| Eastern Nevada is full of history of the Lincoln Highway. Once the largest city in Nevada, Ely was known as the gate way to the state because it sat on the west side of a natural barrier of the Great Salt Lake and Salt Flats.
This barrier, along with a Nevada man named Gael Hoag affected the course of the Lincoln Highway. Many thought that the 'Midland Trail' would become the Lincoln Highway. But Hoag led a good fight to end in Ely which was celebrated in 1930 with the completion of the final section of the Lincoln Highway. |
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THE FINAL SECTION ROUTE OF THE LINCOLN HIGHWAY
The Lincoln Highway was frequently changed to make the route of the Lincoln Highway the shortest route between New York and San Francisco. There were five offical guides published in: 1915, 1916, 1918, 1921 & 1924.
The placement of the commemorative markers in 1928 made this route the final route. There were several changes in this route, including the section between Wendover and Ely called "the final section."
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Eastern Nevada Lincoln Highway meets every
third Wednesday at
7 p.m. at the Centennial Fine Arts Center at 900 Aultman Street
in Ely, Nevada. Phone 775-293-0899.
Items currently on the agenda include activities,
tours, the cement marker project, tour guides, and speaker's bureau.
If you are interested in attending, please contact
us for more information.
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