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WELCOMESan AntonioFebruary 12, 2015
“Sunny San Marcos”
“Comal Catchy and Captivating”
“Seeing Scintillating San Antonio”
“Little Lytle Looms Large”
Meridian Road in Texas, 1916 Travel Guide
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What is the Project?
Project Background
• Sponsors
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What is the Project?
Project Goals
• Work Products
– Report
– Web-Based Content
– Images
– Research Materials
3Source: CAH
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What is the Project?
Project Goals
• Applications
– Planning Tool
– Public Awareness
– Heritage Tourism
– Preservation
• Designations
• Tax Incentives
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Source: CAH
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What is the Project?
Project Path
• Oklahoma to Laredo and Galveston
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Source: CAH
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What is the Project?
Project Schedule
• Presentations – February 2015
• Draft Historic Context – May 2015
• Survey and Fieldwork – May to November 2015
• Draft Survey Report – December 2015
• Final Report – April 2016
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Source: CAH
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What is the Meridian Highway?
Names Over the Years
• Meridian Road (1911)
7Sources: HCM&A and CAH
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What is the Meridian Highway?
Names Over the Years
• Meridian Highway / International Meridian Highway (1913)
8Source: StMU Source: CAH
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What is the Meridian Highway?
Names Over the Years
• State Highway No. 2 (1917)
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Source: TSLAC
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What is the Meridian Highway?
Names Over the Years
• US 81 (1926)
• Ringgold to Laredo
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Source: TSLAC
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What is the Meridian Highway?
Names Over the Years
• SH6 (1926)
• Waco to Galveston
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Source: TSLAC
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What is the Meridian Highway?
Names Over the Years
• SH 6 (Waco to Hempstead [Houston])
• US 277 (Red River to Wichita Falls)
• US 287 (Wichita Falls to Bowie)
• SH 95 (Temple to Elgin)
• US 290 (Hempstead to Houston)
• US 75 (Houston to Galveston)
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What is the Meridian Highway?
Names Over the Years
• IH 44 (Red River to Wichita Falls)
• IH 35W (Fort Worth to Hillsboro)
• IH 35 (Hillsboro to Laredo)
• IH 45 (Houston to Galveston)
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Historical Influences
Good Roads Movement
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Historical Influences
Good Roads Movement
• Bicycling
15Unknown location in Texas. Source: PTH
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Historical Influences
Good Roads Movement
• Road Conditions
16Unknown location in Texas. Source: PTH
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Historical Influences
Good Roads Movement
• Muddy Roads
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Falls County, Texas. Source: TxDOT
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Historical Influences
Rising Popularity of Automobile
• Introduction of Model T (1908)
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Source: THFSource: THF
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Historical Influences
New Freedom and Opportunities
• The “Vagabonds”
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Source: THFSource: THF
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Historical Influences
New Freedom and Opportunities
• Tourism for a Growing Middle Class
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Source: TOT
Source: TWC
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Historical Influences
New Freedom and Opportunities
• Commerce and Trade
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Source: PTHSource: KHS
Source: THF
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Historical Influences
Military Significance
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Source: PTHSource: FHWA
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Historical Influences
Other National Routes
• Lincoln Highway
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Historical Influences
Other National Routes
• Bankhead Highway
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Source: BiPL
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Historical Influences
Other National Routes
• Old Spanish Trail
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Source: PPOO
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Historical Influences
Other National Routes
• National Old Trails
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Source: FHWA
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What is the Meridian Highway?
Organization and Early Years
• Founded 1911
• John C. Nicholson of Newton, Kansas
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Source: KSH
Source: KSH
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What is the Meridian Highway?
Established Routes
• Chisholm Trail
• Santa Fe Trail
28Source: UNO
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What is the Meridian Highway?
Established Routes
• Railroad Network
– MKT
– IGN
– H&TC
– FW&DC
29Source: LOC
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What is the Meridian Highway?
Origin of the Name
• Named for Sixth Principal Meridian
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Source: BLM
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What is the Meridian Highway?
The Meridian Highway in Texas
• David E. Colp
– Texas Division of Meridian Highway
– Texas Good Roads Association
– Texas Highway Commission
– Old Spanish Trail
– Glacier to Gulf Highway
– State Parks Board
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Source: CAH
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What is the Meridian Highway?
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Organization and Early History
• Importance of Route and Shared History
– Colorado to Gulf
– King of Trails
Source: TSLAC
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Meridian Highway
Colorado to Gulf Highway
King of Trails Highway
Source: TSLAC
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How the Meridian Highway was Promoted
Promotions and Promoters
• Path Finders and Caravans
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How the Meridian Highway was Promoted
Promotions and Promoters
• Banners
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Source: HCM&A
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How the Meridian Highway was Promoted
Promotions and Promoters
• Banners
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Fort Worth Texas. Source: HCM&A
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How the Meridian Highway was Promoted
Promotions and Promoters
• Meridian Road Magazine
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Source: HCM&A
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How the Meridian Highway was Promoted
Promotions and Promoters
• Meridian Road Magazine
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How the Meridian Highway was Promoted
Promotions and Promoters
• Caravans and Tours
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South Texas. Source: HCM&AVicinity of Navasota, Texas. Source: PPLD
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How the Meridian Highway was Promoted
Promotions and Promoters
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San Antonio, Texas. Source: PPLDSan Antonio, Texas. Source: PPLD
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How the Meridian Highway was Promoted
Promotions and Promoters
• The Meridian Road In Texas (1916)
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How the Meridian Highway was Promoted
Brochures and Pamphlets
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Source: HCM&A
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How the Meridian Highway was Promoted
Brochures and Pamphlets
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Plotting the Meridian Highway Route
The Meridian Road as an Idea
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Plotting the Meridian Highway Route
Early Maps
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Source: CAH Source: CAH
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Plotting the Meridian Highway Route
Texas Highway Commission Maps
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Source: TSLAC
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Plotting the Meridian Highway Route
Federal Highway Maps
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Plotting the Meridian Highway Route
Texas Highway Department – County Highway Maps
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Plotting the Meridian Highway Route
Texas Highway Department – County Highway Maps
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Source: TSLAC
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Plotting the Meridian Highway Route
Composite Map Showing Alignments Over Time
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The Meridian Highway in the Area
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The Meridian Highway in the Area
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The Meridian Highway in the Area
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The Meridian Highway in the Area
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The Meridian Highway in the Area
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The Meridian Highway in the Area
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The Meridian Highway in the Area
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What We Are Doing
Field Documentation
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What We Are Doing
Field Documentation
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What We Are Doing
Field Documentation
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What We Are Doing
Research
61Source: CAH
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What We are Doing
Research
62Marlin, Texas
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What We Are Doing
Research
63State Fire Insurance Map – Lorena, Texas. Source: VGCHL
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What We Are Doing
Research
64Source: WCC
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What We Are Doing
Research
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Source: WCC
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What We Are Doing
Research
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Bowie, Texas
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What We Are Doing
Research
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Source: TxDOT
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What We Are Doing
Research
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Source: TSLAC
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What We are Doing
Research
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Source: TCBU
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What We are Doing
Research
70Source: Newspaperarchives.com
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What We Are Doing
Research
71Source: Newspaperarchives.com
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What We Are Doing
Research
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Round Rock, Texas. Source: TxDOT
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What We Are Doing
Research
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Vicinity of San Antonio, Texas. Source: TxDOT
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What We Are Doing
Research
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Source: thesocietypages.org
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What We Are Doing
Research
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What We are Doing
Research
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Galveston, Texas. Source: BoPL
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What We are Doing
Types of Resources
77Bankhead Highway - Mount Vernon, Texas
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What We are Doing
Types of Resources
78Meridian Highway - Decatur, Texas
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What We are Doing
Types of Resources
79Bankhead Highway - Albany, Texas
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What We are Doing
Types of Resources
80Meridian Highway - Decatur, Texas
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What We are Doing
Types of Resources
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Meridian Highway - Decatur, Texas
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What We are Doing
Types of Resources
82Meridian Highway - Itasca, Texas
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What We are Doing
Types of Resources
83Meridian Highway - Waco, Texas
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What We are Doing
Types of Resources
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Bankhead Highway - Mineral Wells, Texas
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What We are Doing
Types of Resources
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Meridian Highway - Waco, Texas
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What We are Doing
Types of Resources
86Bankhead Highway - Eastland, Texas
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What We are Doing
Types of Resources
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Meridian Highway - Bowie, Texas
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What We are Doing
Types of Resources
88Bankhead Highway - Abilene, Texas
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What We are Doing
Types of Resources
89Bankhead Highway - Fort Worth, Texas
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What We are Doing
Types of Resources
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What We are Doing
Types of Resources
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What We are Doing
Types of Resources
92Galveston, Texas. Source: HCM&A
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What We are Doing
Types of Resources
93Meridian Highway - Marlin, Texas
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What We are Doing
Types of Resources
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What We are Doing
Types of Resources
95San Antonio, Texas. Source: Mysanantonio.com
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What We are Doing
Types of Resources
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Meridian Highway - Hillsboro, Texas
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What We are Doing
Types of Resources
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What We are Doing
Types of Resources
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Laredo, Texas. Source: NARA
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What We are Doing
Types of Resources
99Meridian Highway - Waco, Texas
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What We are Doing
Types of Resources
100Bankhead Highway - Vicinity of Naples, Texas
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What We are Doing
Types of Resources
101Meridian Highway - Lovelace, Texas
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What We are Doing
Types of Resources
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Meridian Highway - Vicinity of Bartlett, Texas
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What We are Doing
Types of Resources
103Meridian Highway - Vicinity of Hillsboro, Texas
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What We are Doing
Types of Resources
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Meridian Highway - Clifton, Texas
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What We are Doing
Types of Resources
105Meridian Highway - Clifton, Texas
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What We are Doing
Types of Resources
106North Texas Highway (US 82) - Ringgold, Texas
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What We are Doing
Types of Resources
107Bankhead Highway - Merkel, Texas
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How You Can Participate
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Source: SACS
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Source: SACS
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110Vicinity of Eddy, Texas. Source: TxDOT
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Vicinity of Hillsboro, Texas
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Vicinity of Hillsboro, Texas. Source: TxDOT
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New Braunfels, Texas. Source: TxDOT
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How You Can Participate
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San Antonio, Texas. Source: NARA
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How You Can Participate
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San Antonio, Texas. Source: TxDOT
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San Antonio, Texas. Source: TxDOT
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How You Can Participate
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117Waco, Texas. Source: BoPL
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How You Can Participate
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Belton, Texas. Source: LAPL
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Source: WCC
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How You Can Participate
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120Source: B. J. Hicks, Mount Vernon, Texas
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How You Can Participate
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121Source: StMU
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How You Can Participate
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122Source: THC
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Downtown Waco, Texas. Source: TCBU
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Downtown Waco, Texas. Source: TCBU
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Downtown Waco, Texas. Source: TCBU
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Downtown Waco, Texas. Source: TCBU
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How You Can Participate
Texas Historical Commission
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Texas Historical Commission
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Texas Historical Commission
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Texas Historical Commission
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Texas Historical Commission
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Texas Historical Commission
– Leslie Wolfenden, Project Manager
• Email: [email protected]
• Phone: 512-463-3386
Hardy·Heck·Moore, Inc.
– David Moore, Historian
• Email: [email protected]
• Phone: 512-478-8014 x 109
For More Information
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Sources
• Boston Public Library
• Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin
• Federal Highway Administration
• Google Books
• Harvey County Museum & Archives
• John Asa Rountree Manuscripts, Birmingham Public Library
• Kansas Historical Society
• Lena Armstrong Public Library, Belton
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Sources
• Library of Congress
• Lincoln Highway National Museum & Archives
• National Archives and Records Administration
• Perry-Castañeda Library, University of Texas at Austin
• Pikes Peak Library District
• Texas Collection, Baylor University
• Texas Department of Transportation
• Texas Historical Commission
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Sources
• Texas State Library and Archive Commission
• The Henry Ford
• The Portal to Texas History
• The Witliff Collection at Texas State University
• Traces of Texas
• University of Nebraska at Omaha
• Virginia Garret Cartographic History Library, University of Texas Arlington
• Wise County Clerk, Wise County Courthouse
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Questions?
….and Safe Travels!
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Source: TCBU