Day 42 Summer 2011 Road Trip

This morning we fuelled up at Dunkle’s Gulf on the Historic Lincoln Highway.  The art deco building is really well preserved.

  

Our next stop is the Jean Bonnet Tavern, built in 1762 and still serving customers who drive the Lincoln Hwy.

  

Then we stopped at the Lincoln Motor Court.  Establishments like this lined the Lincoln Hwy from one end to the other, this is one of the few remaining examples still in use today.

  

Some of the barns have large Lincoln Highway themed murals painted on them.



Our next stop is a bit off the Lincoln Hwy but well worth stopping for a visit.   The Flight 93 National Memorial.

We all know the story behind the creation of this Memorial.  Right now the Memorial is temporary while the National Parks System constructs the permanent Memorial.  They plan to have the permanent Memorial open on Sept 11 2011.

  

These 3 photos show the permanent Memorial being created, the 3rd shot is a close up of where the plane went into the ground.  The crater created by the impact was 15 feet deep and 30 ft diameter.  The crater was backfilled after the investigation and wild flowers and grasses planted on top.

  

There more photos of the site on our FLICKR site.

Back on the Lincoln Highway, another barn mural.



Then we stopped at a roadside attraction… a Giant Praying Mantis and a Bicycle Built for Two.

 

The 1799 Compass Inn (now a museum) was formerly a Stage Coach Stop prior to the invention of the automobile.

 

In Chester West Virginia (the Lincoln Hwy traverses briefly into WV before swinging back into PA) we found another roadside attraction, the World’s Largest Teapot. 

 

Now we are crossing over the Ohio River and entering Ohio via the Newell Toll Bridge.

  

We stopped in Lisbon Ohio and took some photos of the Steel Trolley Diner.  Opened in 1955, this is a classic stainless steel diner.

  

West of Lisbon OH, the highway was practically deserted as we drove along.

  

Rather than a mural, this barn is painted with an advertisement.

 

Our hotel this evening is in Wooster Ohio.  Tomorrow we will head further West through Ohio along the Lincoln Highway.

To see all of our photos from today, just click on this link to our FLICKR site.