"The Jefferson Highway, a north-south highway that stretches from Canada to New Orleans, was originally built as a guided road for automobile travelers from 1915 to 1925. The highway is named after the third president of the United States, Thomas Jefferson, for his role in the 1803 Louisiana Purchase." The Lord’s Diner currently operates the former Jefferson Highway Garage as a nonprofit soup kitchen, but decades ago, it was a garage along Jefferson Highway. The old garage was located in one of the last buildings along the route to have its original Jefferson Highway signage. In 2020, a Jefferson Highway Association marker was put on display at the location. Another marker will be placed in Lincoln Park near the band shell where a Jefferson Highway historic campsite was located.