Henry Joy Monument -- I-80 exit 283 Rest area, east of Laramie WY - Relief Art Sculptures on Waymarking.com

This handsome grey granite monument in honor of Henry B. Joy, the first President of the Lincoln Highway Association, stands at the rest area overlook along the I-80 east of Laramie.

The monument with its lovely relief of a (then modern and now antique) automobile, with Oregon Trail pioneers, Lewis and Clark, Native Americans and fur trappers in the background. The monument text reads as follows:

"That there should be a Lincoln Highway across this country is an important thing."

In Memory of Henry B. Joy, the first President of the Lincoln Highway Association who saw realized the dream of a continuous improved highway from the Atlantic to the Pacific.

1938"

Your impression of the sculpture?: Date Sculpture was opened for vewing?: 01/01/1938 Website for sculpture?: [Web Link] Where is this sculpture?: I-80 rest area E of Laramie WY Laramie, WY Sculptors Name: Not listed

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