[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 93 (Wednesday, June 26, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Page S5274]
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SENATE RESOLUTION 188--RECOGNIZING JUNE 30, 2013, AS THE CENTENNIAL OF 
    THE LINCOLN HIGHWAY, THE FIRST TRANSCONTINENTAL HIGHWAY, WHICH 
 ORGINALLY SPANNED 3,389 MILES THROUGH 13 STATES, INCLUDING THE GREAT 
                           STATE OF NEBRASKA

  Mr. JOHANNS (for himself, Mrs. Fischer, and Mr. Kirk) submitted the 
following resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 188

       Whereas Carl G. Fisher, creator of the Lincoln Highway, 
     believed this project would ``stimulate as nothing else could 
     the building of enduring highways everywhere that will not 
     only be a credit to the American people but that will also 
     mean much to American agriculture and American commerce;''
       Whereas, on October 31, 1913, this great highway became the 
     first national memorial to the 16th President of the United 
     States, Abraham Lincoln;
       Whereas the Lincoln Highway brought economic development, 
     tourism, and adventure to every community it touched;
       Whereas, on June 22, 2013, hundreds of motorists will 
     participate in the Lincoln Highway Centennial Auto Tour, 
     which will start simultaneously from the bustling streets of 
     New York's Time Square in the East and from San Francisco's 
     serene Lincoln Park in the West;
       Whereas a centennial celebration will take place from June 
     30, 2013, through July 1, 2013, when Lincoln Highway tour 
     motorists will join at the central meeting place of Kearney, 
     Nebraska, which is precisely 1,733 miles from both the 
     Atlantic and the Pacific coasts;
       Whereas the Lincoln Highway served as a model and an 
     inspiration for President Dwight D. Eisenhower's grand 
     initiative for a national highway system to connect every 
     person in the United States; and
       Whereas the Lincoln Highway, more affectionately known as 
     ``America's Main Street'', will continue to be a symbol of 
     Americana and the sense of freedom that comes from driving on 
     the open road: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) recognizes June 30, 2013, as the centennial of the 
     Lincoln Highway;
       (2) commemorates the important role that the Lincoln 
     Highway has played in significant historical and cultural 
     events in the United States; and
       (3) recognizes the economic growth, modernization in 
     infrastructure, and rural development that resulted from the 
     Lincoln Highway.

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