A minor rerouting of Highway 50 took place in December 1934 when the city council of Salida succeeded in getting Highway 50 routed through downtown Salida, which already had been paved in June 1930. At this time, the old Rainbow Route followed the river through the old townsite of Cleora ...
The Highway 80 Stories project is about the region of the South that US 80 runs through in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia I’m from Shreveport, Louisiana, which is smack dab in the middle of Highway 80’s route. And since I am a songwriter and a fan of authors ...
Coronado claimed the area for Spain, but it became little more than a highway for wide-ranging Spanish explorers. In 1714 Louis Juchereau de Saint-Denis visited Oklahoma, and other Frenchmen subsequently established a fur trade with the Native Americans. France and Spain struggled for control unt...
The History of Highway 3.0 (Book).Reviews the book 'The History Highway 3.0: A Guide to Internet Resources,' edited by Dennis A. Trinkle and Scott A. MerrimanChylinskiManyaS.EBSCO_bspLibrary Journal
The only entrance from the land is at the southwest corner, from the City; when the river was still a major highway of London, the 13th-century watergate was much used. Its nickname, Traitors’ Gate, derives from the prisoners brought through it to the Tower, which was long used as a...
This dissertation traces the history of the Golden Gate Bridge and Highway District from its inception in 1919 through its reorganization and expansion in the early 1970s, examining its influence on the physical landscape and government of the San Francisco Bay Area. Although the agency came under...
Grand Canyon Railway stopped service to Grand Canyon in 1968 after ridership declined due to the rise in popularity of automobile travel. The Interstate highway system had been completed and people fell in love with “the road trip.” The train had been a source of regional pride, a symbol ...
Location: Corner of National Trails Highway and Daggett-Yermo Road.20-mule Team WagonAlf’s Blacksmith Shop in Daggett built wagons like the 20-mule team wagon, now on display at the Borax Museum in Death Valley. From 1883 to 1889, twenty-mule teams transported borax out of Death Valley ...
New Right conservatives resented and resisted what they saw as government meddling. For example, they fought against high taxes, environmental regulations, highway speed limits, land policies in the West (the so-called “Sagebrush Rebellion”), affirmative action and school desegregation plans. ...
pedestrians to avoid extreme weather. TheTrans-Canada Highwaypasses through the city north of the Bow River, and other highways, known locally as “trails,” connect Calgary with other cities in the province, notably Edmonton. An international airport is located in the northeastern part of the ...