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In early colonial times, letter writers sent their correspondence by friends, merchants and Native Americans via foot or horseback. Most of this correspondence, however, was between the colonists and family members back home in England. In 1633, the first official notice of a postal service in the colonies appeared. Mail was originally carried on h
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Over the years, the Rambler has come across quotes that he wanted to save for a future book series on the history of highways after he retired. Because of other very important activities in his life, he never got around to writing the books. But recently, while retrieving his DVD set of the ten seasons of "Smallville," the Rambler came across the i
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The Jefferson Highway and Pikes Peak Ocean to Ocean Highway intersect in St. Joseph, Missouri. The two highways together intersect all North and South and East and West transcontinental routes. The image includes a 1920 map.
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County Highway S-2 is a desert road in south-central California with a fascinating history. Beginning at California Highway 79 near Warner Springs, the road leads south through the Anza-Borrego Desert in the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Known as the San Felipe Road, it is also known as Sweeny Pass, Imperial Highway and Great Overland Stage Route
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The Federal Highway Administration has often been asked about the American practice of driving on the right, instead of the left, as in Great Britain, our "Mother Country." Albert C. Rose, who served as "unofficial historian" of the U.S. Bureau of Public Roads during much of his long career with the agency (1919-1950) researched why.
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Until the mid-1920's, the Nation's main interstate roads carried names such as the Lincoln Highway, the Meridian Highway, the National Old Trails Road, the Pacific Highway, the Yellowstone Trails, and hundreds of others. The names were applied by private booster groups, each of which acted as a "chamber of commerce" for its route. With traffic incr
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You're driving along an Interstate, perhaps I-95, minding your own business when suddenly, up ahead, there's a toll booth! And another one after that. And still more toll booths. Does the Federal Government know about this, you wonder. Is the State trying to balance its budget by "taxing" out-of-State motorists? Didn't you already pay for this road
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Federal Highway Administrator Victor M. Mendez' busy schedule is jam-packed with meetings with White House, DOT, and FHWA officials, Governors, Mayors, a middle school student from Washington State, Members of Congress, industry trade groups, and many others. On June 16, the Administrator met with Heni Barnes of Coupeville Middle School who had com
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National History Day is a year-long education program designed to help students in grades 6 through 12 gain an understanding of historical topics. Students produce dramatic performances, exhibits, multimedia documentaries, and papers based on research related to an annual theme. Over 2,000 students worked on projects illustrating the National Histo
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When the Joint Board on Interstate Highways released its proposal for a U.S. numbered highway system in October 1925, it identified U.S. 95 as a route located entirely in Idaho: From the United States-Canada line to Bonners Ferry, Idaho, Sand Point, Coeur d'Alene, Lewiston, Grangerville, Weiser, Payette. [All spellings here and in later logs as in
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Running parallel to the Mississippi River, Missouri's Highway 79 once linked riverboat boomtowns in Louisiana. Many of the mansions and businesses of these towns were abandoned when riverboat and railroad wealth dried up. As a designated scenic byway, Highway 79 is now part of an economic revitalization program that focuses on restoring the boomtow
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The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is celebrating 100 years of transportation. Governor Jennifer Granholm signed a Certificate of Proclamation on behalf of the citizens of Michigan proclaiming 2005 as Transportation Centennial Year. Michigan, home of Henry Ford and the Henry Ford Museum, and known for its automobile industry, has been
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Ever mindful that history is most interesting when it is helpful, the Rambler thought it might be worth mentioning that the Federal Government's first road aid was accomplished through innovative financing.
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