The Lincoln Highway is known as the first paved transcontinental highway in the United States. The idea for the Lincoln Highway was conceived in 1912 by Indiana entrepreneur Carl Fisher and formally dedicated October 31, 1913. The road ran cost-to-coast from Times Square in New York City to Lincoln Park in San Francisco. The original route ran through 13 states: New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, and California. In 1915, the "Colorado Loop" was removed, and in 1928, a realignment routed the Lincoln Highway through the northern tip of West Virginia. Thus, there are 14 states, 128 counties, and more than 700 cities, towns, and villages through which the highway passed as some time in history.

In August of 2020, a group of Geocachers came together, under the direction of KC_11, to create 11 adventure labs that spanned 216 miles from Fulton, Illinois to Merrillville, Indiana. These initial Adventure Labs consisted of 93 stages and 7 bonus caches. The labs went live, in unison, at 5pm on August 30, 2020.

When word got out, Geocachers from all across the United States contacted KC_11 and wanted to get in on the action. With a lot of hard work from 97 Geocachers, the Lincoln Highway Adventure lab series eventually spread to all 14 states where the Lincoln Highway route passed through.

When the Series was complete, there were a total of 112 Adventure Labs, with 1,046 individual stages to visit.

Check out our Facebook Group Lincoln Highway Adventure Lab Series.