Category Archives: Lincoln Highway
The Lincoln Highway in Basin and Range – Ibapah and Overland Pass
Our interest here is the route between Ibapah and Salt Lake City. The object was to get around the Great Salt lake desert by going around the southern rather than the northern end of the lake. History buffs will recognize … Continue reading
The Lincoln Highway in Basin and Range – Tippets and the Antelope Valley
First a little review: here is a map of the area of interest taken from an old Lincoln Highway guidebook. We are headed to Tippet Ranch from Tippet Pass (lower dot) and the Stone House (see previous post.) Tippets Pass … Continue reading
The Lincoln Highway in Basin and Range – Ely to Antelope Valley
This chapter covers the old road north from Ely, through McGill, over Schellbourne Pass to the Stone House in Spring Valley. Recently I covered Ely and East Ely. A short ride north of East Ely will bring you to – … Continue reading
The Lincoln Highway in Basin and Range – An Overview of Salt Lake City, Utah to Ely, Nevada
A new main wagon route across Utah and central Nevada was explored in 1859 by Capt. J. H. Simpson of the Topographical Engineers. This became known as the Central Overland Route or Simpson’s Route and was quickly adopted by the … Continue reading
The Lincoln Highway in Basin and Range – Ely, Nevada
Ely Ely was a much anticipated destination in the Great Basin because it was the largest town between Salt Lake City and Reno. It boasted of many services. “Pop. 3,500 Alt. 6,000 feet. Six Hotels, 1 garage. Local speed limit … Continue reading
The Lincoln Highway in Basin and Range – Jakes Summit and Environs
Jakes Summit, which leads into Jakes Valley (no apostrophe) allowed passage from Ely and the Ruth Mining District to Hamilton and the west, long before the new road over Robinson Summit was completed in the twenties. Let’s first have an … Continue reading
The Lincoln Highway in Basin and Range – Hamilton
Hamilton was once the county seat of White Pine County. In its heyday it was a very active mining town but suffered the same boom and bust as so many other Nevada towns. The county seat moved to Ely. For … Continue reading
The Lincoln Highway in Basin and Range – Eureka, Nevada and Ford’s Defeat
There are several reference works everyone should have when playing along the Lincoln Highway, and today’s recommendation is a book that is available online: Effie Price Gladding’s Across The Continent by The Lincoln Highway written after her epic journey in … Continue reading
The Lincoln Highway in Basin and Range – Chapter Nine – Fun With Archaeology
About twenty six miles east of Austin and seventy miles west of Eureka is Hickison Summit. Just east of the summit itself is a well known and oft visited petroglyph site, maintained by the Bureau of Land Management. It is … Continue reading
The Lincoln Highway in Basin and Range – Chapter Eight – Austin
Austin is on the Lincoln Highway and is about as far from anywhere as one would like to be. I love this little town, really love it, and I’d live there if it wasn’t so far from good medical help, … Continue reading
