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Lincoln Highway-Buttrick's Creek Abandoned Segment

Jefferson, Iowa • Greene County

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About This Property

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This property preserves a 0.6-mile abandoned segment of the Lincoln Highway in Jefferson, Iowa. It showcases an early concrete roadway, a testament to the dawn of automotive travel and the nation's first transcontinental highway.

Property Information

Source: National Register of Historic Places
Category
Site
Acreage
0.9
Listed Date
3/29/1993
Other Names
Not specified

Significance Details

Source: National Register of Historic Places
Area of Significance
Transportation
Periods of Significance
1900 Ad - 1924 Ad
National Historic Landmark
No
Level - International
No
Level - National
No
Level - State
No
Level - Local
Yes
Level - Not Indicated
No

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Location

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