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Illinois Lincoln Highway Murals

348 Victory Drive, Park Forest, IL 60466

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The Illinois Lincoln Highway spans 25 miles through Chicago Southland, featuring nine history-themed murals and three interpretive gazebos, celebrating America’s first coast-to-coast road, dedicated in 1913.

The Illinois Lincoln Highway, America's First Coast-to-Coast Road, was dedicated in 1913 and runs about 25 miles through the Chicago Southland from Lynwood in the east to New Lenox in the west. Throughout this section of the Lincoln Highway, a series of nine murals were completed in 2012 featuring local and national Lincoln Highway history. Three interpretive gazebos are also found on the Lincoln Highway in the Chicago Southland. Illinois 250

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