History & local legend
The former Lincoln Hotel near Manns Choice, Bedford County, stood across the highway from the Lincoln Motor Court. After its hotel and bar years, it became an antiques shop, where stories focused on a first-floor jelly cabinet and a second-floor mirror.
The cabinet reportedly produced loud crashes or a grinding sound like branches rubbing together. Anyone checking it found the contents undisturbed. Upstairs, a woman was said to appear in a full-length hallway mirror, associated in the legend with the building's former use as a brothel.
Local family member Shirley Shippey remembered a different side of the property: her uncle Donald's bar, where her grandmother and aunt Ethel cooked.
Sources
- Third Stop on the Right, account of a visit with motor court owner Debbie Altizer, the cabinet and mirror traditions, and Shirley Shippey’s family recollection
- National Park Service, Lincoln Highway Special Resource Study, inventory 1159 identifies the former lodging at 5093 Lincoln Highway
- Craig’s Bedford County road survey, photographs and description of the former hotel directly opposite the motor court
