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Deserving of Preserving: The Jefferson Highway Road Trip
Taking a road trip on the old Jefferson Highway is a treasure deserving of preserving.
Robin Cole-Jett
May 23
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US Highway 75 aka the Postal Highway aka King of Trails aka the Gulf Highway
US 75, once known by different names like the Postal Highway, King of Trails, and the Gulf Highway, can still be driven on its original routes from Kansas to Galveston.
Robin Cole-Jett
May 20
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A Rant about Loops and Bypasses
I'm here to rant that loop highways and bypasses are stupid ideas.
Robin Cole-Jett
Dec 31, 2024
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Triangle Motel on Route 66 in Amarillo
When Route 66 served as the main highway through Amarillo, the Triangle Motel on the east side was the first place west-bound travelers saw.
Robin Cole-Jett
Jul 1, 2024
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The Ozark Trail, aka the original Route 66
The northwestern portions of the Ozark Trail were subsumed by the federal highway project designated as US 66, aka the original Route 66.
Robin Cole-Jett
Jun 27, 2024
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Texas Interstate Highways from 1919
The New Year edition of the Wichita Daily Times from 1919 highlights all of the new interstate highways that cover Texas.
Robin Cole-Jett
Apr 11, 2024
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Rainy Mountain Indian School for the Kiowa and Apache Tribes
From 1893 to 1920, Rainy Mountain Indian School "Americanized" children from the Kiowa and Apache tribes, and now lies as an unmarked ruin.
Robin Cole-Jett
Nov 26, 2023
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The Central National Road, from Texas to Arkansas
The Central National Road connected Dallas, Texas to Washington, Arkansas.
Robin Cole-Jett
Oct 24, 2023
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Top o' Hill Terrace
Top o' Hill Terrace was one the biggest gambling halls, bordellos, and speakeasies in the Southwest.
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 22, 2023
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The Dixie Overland / Bankhead Highway, aka US 80
US 80, formerly known as the Dixie Overland Highway, merges with the Bankhead Highway and is the mother road of the Red River Valley.
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 15, 2023
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The Good Roads Movement
The Good Roads Movement was the brainchild of two inventions: the Safety Bicycle and the Automobile.
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 15, 2023
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Early Bankhead , or the Southern National Highway
Before it was the Bankhead Highway, it was the Southern National Highway
Robin Cole-Jett
Aug 20, 2023
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The Collapsed Toll Bridges at Sowell and Telephone, Texas
The toll bridge at Sowell's Bluff at the Red River, between Fannin County, Texas and Bryan County, Oklahoma collapsed in 1934.
Robin Cole-Jett
Aug 18, 2023
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Gloster at Jefferson... Highway
Gloster became a functioning place only after the Texas & Pacific trains came through
Robin Cole-Jett
Aug 13, 2023
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The Red River Bridge War
The toll bridge at Colbert was the site of the Red River Bridge "war."
Robin Cole-Jett
Aug 8, 2023
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The Index Bridge - A Good Roads Project
The Index Bridge over the Red River between Texas and Arkansas was once a beautiful structure.
Robin Cole-Jett
Aug 6, 2023
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The Bankhead Highway Convoy through North Texas!
In 1919, the U.S. government authorized a Military Motor Convoy to traverse the Bankhead Highway.
Robin Cole-Jett
Jul 21, 2022
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Tribute to the Red River Road Trip
Using a 1924 automobile route map certainly helps in this tribute to Red River Valley road trips.
Robin Cole-Jett
Jul 1, 2013
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