The Lincoln Highway

Historical marker location:

803 Washington St, La Porte, Indiana

( Marker can be reached from the intersection of Michigan Avenue and Washington Street, on the left when traveling north.)

America's First Paved Coast-to-Coast Highway

The first public demonstration of the electric light bulb was given by Thomas Edison in Menlo Park, New Jersey, but the first practical incandescent light bulb was invented by Lewis Howard Latimer, who was born in Chelsea, Massachusetts, but lived in Indiana for a time. Latimer was also the first African American to be employed as an engineer by the U.S. Patent Office.