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National Route 40 Association CarRoute 40 Clubs

There used to be a national Route 40 Association long ago, but it closed down around 1960. Are you interested in reforming a National Association? If so, please contact me. Let me know where you are located and whether you would be interested in serving on the organizing committee.

Here are some clubs and organizations that might be of interest to supporters of Route 40:

National Road Alliance
P.O. Box 284
Cambridge, IN 46327
Phone: (317) 478-3172
FAX: (317) 478-3410

National Pike Project of Maryland
11716 Teri Lynn Drive
Fulton, MD 20759
Phone: (301) 725-0234

Clear Spring National Pike Foundation
P.O. Box 129
Clear Spring, MD 21722
Phone: (301) 842-2628

National Road Heritage Corridor (Pennsylvania)
65 West Main Street
2nd floor
Uniontown, PA 15401
Phone: (724) 437-9877
FAX: (724) 437-6550
info@nationalroadpa.org
www.nationalroadpa.org

Braddock Road Preservation Association
887 Jumonville Road
Hopwood, PA 15445
Phone: (724) 439-4912
FAX: (724) 439-1415
info@jumonville.org
www.braddockroadpa.org

National Road Alliance of West Virginia
P. O. Box 3116
Wheeling WV 26003
www.toyandtrain.com/nraofwv.htm

Ohio Preservation Office
567 East Hudson Street
Columbus OH 43211-1030
www.ohiohistory.org

The OPO is now organizing an Ohio-based National Road club.

Indiana National Road Association
P.O. Box 284
Cambridge, IN 46327
Phone: (317) 478-3172
FAX: (317) 478-3410

National Road Association of Illinois
P.O. Box 648
Effingham, IL 62401
Phone: (217) 347-5555
www.nationalroad.org

OCTAOregon-California Trails Association
P.O. Box 1019
Independence, MO 64051-0519
Phone: (888) 811-6282

www.octa-trails.org
lwisch@trib.com

OCTA is dedicated to the preservation of the trails and education about the emigrant experience.

Followers of Route 40 share two geographic areas with members of OCTA: Route 40 follows the path of the Oregon Trail between Lawrence and St. Bellvue, Kansas and the California Trail west from Salt Lake City.

Hot News: OCTA will be hosting its 2002 convention August 13-18, 2002 in Reno, Nevada (a Route 40 city). More details.

Santa Fe Trail AssociationSanta Fe Trail Association
Santa Fe Trail Center
Route 3
Larned KS 67550
Phone: (620) 285-2054
FAX: (620) 285-7491
www.santafetrail.org
trailassn@larned.net

The SFTA promotes public awareness of and appreciation for the scenic and historic highway connecting the young United States to the Southwest, which until 1846 was a province of Old Mexico.

Route 40 roughly paralles the Santa Fe Trail between Boonville and Kansas City, Missouri.

Hot News: SFTA will be hosting Rendezvous 2002 September 19-21, 2002 at Larned, Kansas. More details.

News: SFTA will be hosting its 2003 symposium September 24-28, 2003 in Independence, Missouri (a Route 40 city). More details.

Victory Motorcycle Club
www.thevmc.com
spike@shamrockweb.com

The VMC is dedicated to the Victory motorcycle, however they take many treks on their namesake highway.

Lincoln Highway logoLincoln Highway Association
c/o James R. Powell, Treasurer
P.O. Box 8117
St. Louis, MO 63156
www.lincolnhighwayassoc.org
lnchwyhq@essex1.com

The Lincoln Highway Association works to identify, preserve, interpret and improve access to the Lincoln Highway and its associated sites.

Route 40 was built on the alignment of the Lincoln Highway in three states: Utah, Nevada and California.

Hot News: The LHA will be hosting its 2002 national conference June 11-15, 2002, 2002 in Sacramento, California (a Route 40 city). More details.

In addition to the national chapter, here is information about three local chapters:

Utah Chapter
c/o Rollin Southwell
www.xmission.com/~pgrimes/lincoln.htm
rollin.southwell@pgrimes.com

Nevada Chapter
c/o Leon C. Schegg
Box 2146
Truckee, CA 96160
Phone: (530) 587-7654
schegg@sierra.net

California Chapter
P.O. Box 492
Foresthill, CA 95631
www.lincolnhighwayassoc.org/ca/

Also check in with the Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor (www.lhhc.org).

SCA publicationsSociety for Commercial Archaeology
c/o Department of Popular Culture
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, Ohio 43403
www.sca-roadside.org

The SCA studies buildings, artifacts, structures, signs, and symbols of the 20th century commercial landscape. The group publishes newsletters and a journal. In addition, they meet annually to share papers and presentations and to tour the countryside searching for artifacts of commercial archaeology. A scholarly, yet social crowd. Route 40 and the Lincoln Highway are frequent topics of conversation and study.

Hot News: The SCA's 2002 annual conference will be held September 25-28, 2002, in Reno, Nevada (on Route 40!). More details.

RoadmapsRoad Map Collectors Association
P.O. Box 22624
Oklahoma City, OK 73123-1624
www.roadmaps.org

Here is a place to swap map lists, engage in trades and otherwise gather information about oil company roadmaps.


 

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