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Memorial roads and trees to honor war heroes
The piece urges memorial roads and roadside tree planting as a national effort led by the General Federation of Women's Clubs. It highlights the Lincoln Highway as a dual memorial and transportation project, details planting plans across states, and notes federal funding for a large national highway program.
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America
Abraham Lincoln
Heart of America
Sierra Nevada
Sacramento
Cal
San Francisco
Motor Transport Corps
United States Army Service
Engineer Corps
War Department
United States
Lincoln Way
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Mary K. Sherman
Conservation Department
The
General Federation
Jens Jensen
Chicago
Ilinois
Cation
Department of Agriculture
State Highway Commissions
Highway Commission
Congress
Nevada
Wyoming
Arizona
American Forestry Association
Charles Lathrop Pack
Francis E. Clark
Christian Endeavor Societies
Georgetown University
France
Daniel Carter Beard
Boy Scouts
Long Islan
Coun