This FREE lecture will be held at the Historic Echo Church, 60 Temple Lane, Echo UT 84024 on Saturday November 4 at 4:00pm. Historian and author, Robert L. Rampton will tell the fascinating and true story of the great 1908 New York–Paris auto race and of the four automobiles and crews that crossed Utah and became part of our unique history. The Echo Church will open at 3:00pm for visitation. Admission is Free.

More Info: On February 12, 1908, Lincoln’s Birthday, six automobiles lined up side-by-side, for the start of the great New York-Paris auto race. Three French, one Italian, one German and one lone American automobile made it truly an international contest. Few people expected any of them to reach Paris. Just getting to Chicago seemed doubtful. Nearly a month later, the first of four contestants crossed the Utah state line. For the next 30 days, Utah’s culture, its cities, its citizens, and the deplorable state of its roads was front and center in the national press.