The League of American Bicyclists, officially the League of American Wheelmen, is a membership organization that promotes cycling for fun, fitness and transportation through advocacy and education. A
Kirk Munroe
…Harper's Young People magazine; he resigned in 1881. From 1879 to 1884, he was the commodore of New York Canoe club. During this time he helped found the League of American Wheelmen with Charles E. Pratt on May 31, 1880. Munroe was the Wheelmen's first Commander. He married Mary Barr, daughter of Amelia E. Barr on September 15…
A memorial in Newport's Touro Park commemorates the centennial of the League's founding.
Bicyclists of the League of American Wheelmen pose before the second annual St. Louis County Bicycle Tour, 1892.
League of American Wheelman - Horse bibs - Good Roads, 1897