William Penn Hotel - Pittsburgh, PA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member YONEYAMA
N 40° 26.411 W 079° 59.785
17T E 585114 N 4477098
A historic hotel in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Waymark Code: WM18PDY
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 09/04/2023
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member kbarhow
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The south side of this hotel faces an original route of Lincoln Highway, due to the Lincoln Highway Map --> (visit link)

Soon after the Lincoln Highway was run in 1913, this hotel was built in 1915, in what newspapers hailed as the Grandest Hotel in the nation.

Relation to the Lincoln Highway from Wiki --> (visit link)
On October 17, 1930: At this hotel, a Gala for the governors of the Pittsburgh Tri-State (Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia) celebrated with speeches and presentations on the opening of the Lincoln Highway in their respective states.
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530
William Penn Place
Pittsburgh, PA United States
15219
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