Illinois Lincoln Highway

Water Fountains Along the Way. , With the construction of the Lincoln Highway came many opportunities for community growth and recognition. Illinois was the only state to be awarded the Lincoln Highway drinking fountains by working to achieve the standards required. The fountains were donated free of charge by Carl Parker in memory of his mother, Amanda Sutherland Parker who had grown up in the Garden Plain area of Whiteside County. , The design of the fountain made it very useful in that it was a pedestal type with a drinking bubbler on the top, and a spigot on the side for drawing off water in a pail. Along the inside edge of the bowl were the words "In Memoriam," so that "all who stopped to drink would see it." , Standards required to be awarded a Lincoln Highway drinking fountain: The name of the street that Lincoln Highway traversed through town had to be changed to “Lincoln Way." , The entire route through town had to be marked with the painted LH signs. , The town had to agree to assume the expense of installing and maintaining the fountains. . This historical marker was erected by Illinois Lincoln Highway Coalition and America's Byways. It is in Creston in Ogle County Illinois