Henry C. Ostermann Memorial Seat
Top Plaque:
In memory of
Henry C. Ostermann
Vice President and Field Secretary
of the Lincoln Highway Association
killed on the Highway, in Iowa
June 8, 1920.
Second Plaque:
Erected by
The Lincoln Highway Association
and the Following Contributors
(List of contributors from New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Nebraska, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada, California, and Minnesota follows)
Third Plaque:
The Ideal Section of the Lincoln Highway
1921
Fourth Plaque:
Sauk (Sak) Trail
Pioneer Indian trail originally connecting Rock Island and Detroit. Indians and early settlers traversed this route including Black Hawk (1767-1838), Chief of the Sauk Indians. Trail now alternates between US 30 and 330 across Lake County.
Erected and dedicated August 2, 1969
Timothy Ball Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution
Fifth Plaque:
The Ideal Section of the Lincoln Highway
A model stretch of object-lesson road built by
The Lincoln Highway Association
with the co-operation and financial aid of
The Federal Government,
The State of Indiana,
and Lake County, Indiana,
with funds contributed by
The United States Rubber Company.
Specifications were determined by a technical committee of leading engineers. Illumination by the General Electric Company.
Built in 1921, this was the finest section of road in the world.
Submitted by: Stephen Sostaric