Guest David Backlin Posted November 8, 2006 Report Share Posted November 8, 2006 Seems to be everywhere. The independent gas station owner is being squeezed out by high gas prices while the chain stores flourish because they can squeeze the profit margins better than the independents. Here, we have an "independent" (actually branded, but independently owned) charging $2.959 for Regular No-Lead. A mile down the road, Murphy USA is charging $2.849. I know one independent who regularly runs in-store specials to help bring in customers, usually 50 cent fountain drinks. I've known him in the past to "hoard" Buy 1 Get 1 Free cigarette promotions, then bring them out when when his business needs a boost. ----- Original Message ----- From: "ronilynnj" <ronilynnj@sbcglobal.net> To: <AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 3:41 PM Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Profusion of closed gas stations in N. Ohio > Hi All, > > We just completed a trek across northern Ohio on US-20 yesterday. A > fun drive found some neat sights. Heading west into Cleveland was > agonizing as it seemed the lights were timed where we hit almost every > one! Made for a slow go. We noticed a large, very large number of gas > stations (among many other businesses) that had closed all along the > route. Most looked to be recently. We have never seen that many > closed stations here in S.E Mich. (one here or there). Is that a > local phenomena or is anyone seeing that elsewhere? I had heard that > as gas prices were rising some owners said they would close rather > than hike the price. It's perplexing. > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Charlie and Jan Posted November 8, 2006 Report Share Posted November 8, 2006 Hi, If any of you come to Iowa, Next weekend is the Bluegrass Festival in Strawberry Point. It is Friday, Saturday and Sunday. July 29,30 and 31st. They have several bands that will play at the nice camp grounds that. Charlie and I plan to attend it. It will be a lot of fun and good music. I will be taking pictures there also. Hope you can come our way. Jan and Charlie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bob Reynolds Posted November 8, 2006 Report Share Posted November 8, 2006 Got a couple of new folders at http://community.webshots.com/user/babyboomerbob Pictures of the 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville, along with fair site pictures taken last year, plus pictures of the 1982 Fall Homecoming at the Museum of Appalachia in Norris, TN. No road trip, just some old memories:) Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Denny Gibson Posted November 8, 2006 Report Share Posted November 8, 2006 Yesterday I finished driving the Historic National Road Byway from Baltimore to the Mississippi River. Before I got started on the byway, I drove the Frederick-DC spur of the National Old Trails Road and celebrated Independence Day in the capital. Passing through Indianapolis, I got the list's moderators to show me around town. Pix & words for all ten days are at http://www.dennygibson.com/nr2006/ --Denny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Allen Posted November 8, 2006 Report Share Posted November 8, 2006 If anyone is interested I just uploaded some photos in the Photos section under Images from the road. Allen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Alex Burr Posted November 8, 2006 Report Share Posted November 8, 2006 Allen, Great photos - some of the Route 66 ones nudge my memory - but it was 52 years ago I drove it to CA. Thanks for sharing. Hudsonly, Alex B --- Allen <abphoto7@comcast.net> wrote: > If anyone is interested I just uploaded some photos > in the Photos > section under Images from the road. > > Allen > > > A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Denny Gibson Posted November 8, 2006 Report Share Posted November 8, 2006 Love the Broadway (keep meaning to stay there overnight sometime) but think you ought to head west from there if you want to get to Brown Co. and east to find Belterra;-) On that Madison->Belterra drive, stop at Cuz's in Vevay for a Strohs. --Denny > -----Original Message----- > From: Bill Price [mailto:hdbillder@bellsouth.net] > Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2005 9:58 AM > To: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Re: any suggestions from Cleveland? > > > Sarah and who ever is looking for a destination > Yes! I have a great suggestion for you especially if you like > antiques,bar-b-que and the blues(as in music)and if your vacation > happens over the week end of Aug 19th/20th.Head to the > Indiana/Kentucky state line on US Hwy 421 and the Ohio River,about > half way between Cincinnati and Louisville,to the town of Madison > Indiana. > Madison is an antique freak's heaven.The largest historical district > in Indiana.Hundreds of 19th century restored/preserved homes.Madison > didn't suffer thru"urban renewal",so most of the downtown area > remained intact thru preservation. > Madison is the home of the Madison Regatta for unlimited hydroplanes > and the Miss Madison hydroplane.The movie "Madison",that was released > earlier this year,starring James Caviezel,is about the Miss Madison > and the town winning the Championship in 1972. > And for the 19th and 20th of Aug.it's home to "Ribberfest".One > highlight of this event is the"Indiana State BBQ Championship > Cook > Off"—the only Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) qualifier for > the > state of Indiana.The KCBS is the world's largest organization of > barbeque enthusiasts and sanctions more contests than any other > association. > There is live blues scheduled on both days. The talent the past three > years has been top notch and this year will be no exception. > http://www.madisonribberfest.com for more info on "Ribberfest". > To meet the locals stop at the Historic Broadway Hotel and Tavern.It > was opened in 1834 and has never been closed.It sports a great > restaurant.And if you are so inclined,some of the best adult > beverages to be found. www.historicbroadwayhotel.com is their web > site. > Now for site seeing.Drive east out of Madison for about 90 minutes to > the Brown Hills of Indiana in Brown County.There is a tiny area about > 10 miles down State Road 135 called Story,a must see and the best > breakfast I have ever had anywhere at the Story Inn ,www.storyinn.com > for more info.Also in Brown County,the Brown County Winery at Gnaw > Bone(yup that the towns name)and the artist's community of Nashville > IN.There are many shops and eateries in Nashville so if you go there > expect to spend some time. > If you like gaming,just 25 miles to the west of Madison,on the > Indiana side of the Ohio River,is the Belterra Casino and Resort. > There are many historic towns and parks within a 100 mile radius from > Madison that space and time won't allow me to list.So you can head > out in any direction you like and something will grab you. > My wife and I go to Madison at least 4 times a year.We love it as you > can probably guess.We never tire of walking thru the historic > district and looking at the homes and architecture.All the friends we > have taken with us there have returned. They all love it. > More info about lodging,etc. is available at this site > http://www.visitmadison.org/ > Hope to see you at the Broadway for Ribberfest.Ask for me there they > know who I am > Bill Price > Chattanooga TN > --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "sarhosa" <sarhosa@y...> wrote: > > Hi there. I have a week of vacation in August and want to take a > road > > trip (solo...me, myself & I....all by myself), but I have no idea > where > > to go, what to see etc. I was thinking maybe south, but am open > for > > any direction. Anyone have any advice? I'm in Cleveland, Ohio. > > > > Thanks, > > Sarah > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jennifer Posted November 8, 2006 Report Share Posted November 8, 2006 I have finished our trip from 4th of July weekend to Tennessee and Kentucky: http://www.roadtripmemories.com/trips/nashville2005.htm Also, I finished last weekend's Corvair club trip to West Baden Springs: http://www.roadtripmemories.com/trips/westbaden2005.htm Enjoy! Jennifer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest terry12622000 Posted November 8, 2006 Report Share Posted November 8, 2006 C W McCall, I loved his albums or I should say 8 track tapes. Is he still alive and doing shows?--- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, Alex Burr <hester_nec@y...> wrote: > C W McCall also had a song about the Silverton train. > > Hudsonly, > Alex B > > > --- Mark Kasprowicz <marowicz@f...> wrote: > > > > it may well be the > > > same mountain road you're posting about. > > Jim, > > I think the nearest Amtrak runs along the I-70, > > about four hours > > North. We do however have the remains of the Denver > > and Rio Grande > > Western RR, which, in the summer, runs daily from > > Durango to Silverton > > up the Animas river valley. This is an unusual > > valley because it has > > no road so it doesn't really have a place here. The > > only way into it > > is by train or helicopter. If you ride a > > photographers special, the > > train stops, lets people off and then reverses down > > the track before > > doing a run by, just for the benefit of the camera. > > Good fun > > Mark Kasprowicz > > > > > > > > > > > A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, > but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Larry Kinsey Posted November 8, 2006 Report Share Posted November 8, 2006 Here are a couple of links. http://www.lyricsfreak.com/c/c.w.-mccall/ http://www.narrowgauge.org/4x4/cw_pages/html/cw_main.html http://www.manbottle.com/trivia/Convoy.htm Larry At 12:23 PM 8/23/2005 +0000, you wrote: >C W McCall, I loved his albums or I should say 8 track tapes. Is he >still alive and doing shows?--- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, >Alex Burr <hester_nec@y...> wrote: > > C W McCall also had a song about the Silverton train. > > > > Hudsonly, > > Alex B > > > > > > --- Mark Kasprowicz <marowicz@f...> wrote: > > > > > > it may well be the > > > > same mountain road you're posting about. > > > Jim, > > > I think the nearest Amtrak runs along the I-70, > > > about four hours > > > North. We do however have the remains of the Denver > > > and Rio Grande > > > Western RR, which, in the summer, runs daily from > > > Durango to Silverton > > > up the Animas river valley. This is an unusual > > > valley because it has > > > no road so it doesn't really have a place here. The > > > only way into it > > > is by train or helicopter. If you ride a > > > photographers special, the > > > train stops, lets people off and then reverses down > > > the track before > > > doing a run by, just for the benefit of the camera. > > > Good fun > > > Mark Kasprowicz > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, > > but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > >Visit our homepage at: http://www.mockturtlepress.com > >To subscribe to AMERICAN ROAD magazine, PHONE TOLL-FREE 1-877-285-5434 >WITH YOUR ORDER TODAY! >Or send payment to: Mock Turtle Press, PO Box 3168, Lynnwood, WA 98046-3168 >SUBSCRIPTION RATES: >1 year (4 issues) for $15.95 >(save $3.85 off the newsstand price!) >2 years (8 issues) for $27.95 >(save $11.65 off the newsstand price!) > > >For questions about the list, contact: AMERICAN_ROAD-owner@yahoogroups.com > >To SUBSCRIBE to this group, send an email to: >AMERICAN_ROAD-subscribe@yahoogroups.comTo POST a message via e-mail, send >it to: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com > > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jennifer Posted November 11, 2006 Report Share Posted November 11, 2006 Thanks for sharing the photos! I've been on US 34 only in the Chicago suburbs, and often wondered what the route was like west - now I know! Colorado looked nice, and we could combine it with a US 40 trip back to Indy... Jennifer --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "usroadman" <bobgrps@u...> wrote: > > For anyone who is interested in what US 34 looks like, I finally > uploaded the photos I took when I drove the route from just outside > Chicago to Granby, CO in September. There are photos of the road > every 60 miles or so as it travels across the plains and into the Rockies. > > The photos can be accessed from this link: > http://www.usroadman.com/us34links.htm > > From this page you can view individual photos, or slideshows of the > route as it travels across the country. > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Scott Piotrowski Posted November 11, 2006 Report Share Posted November 11, 2006 Two more photos of the bridge alluded to between Iowa and Nebraska can be found at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/66productions/42457120/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/66productions/42457119/ Scott Piotrowski, Director 66 Productions www.66productions.com --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "usroadman" <bobgrps@u...> wrote: > > For anyone who is interested in what US 34 looks like, I finally > uploaded the photos I took when I drove the route from just outside > Chicago to Granby, CO in September. There are photos of the road > every 60 miles or so as it travels across the plains and into the Rockies. > > The photos can be accessed from this link: > http://www.usroadman.com/us34links.htm > > From this page you can view individual photos, or slideshows of the > route as it travels across the country. > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Les Posted November 11, 2006 Report Share Posted November 11, 2006 If you want to experience the ultimate in Wannabe Texan, you may try the Free 72 oz steak at the Big Texan in Amarillo. There is the 45th Division Museum in OKC off of I 35. I have not been there because I am not sure I can get a 53' trailer into the parking lot. There is flight museum in Amarillo, but it is not really good quality. What about Palo Duro Canyon? I hope that helps some, Les Mauldin --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "thewoltersfamily" <thewoltersfamily@y...> wrote: > > Hello! > > We will be traveling between Little Rock and Rio Rancho, NM this week > and 95% of the trip is on I-40. Are there some cool "Americana" things > to see along the way or not too far off track? > > Thanks! > Brian > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest terry12622000 Posted November 12, 2006 Report Share Posted November 12, 2006 They have a place to eat in Rugby, plus they give tours of some of the buildings like the church and a couple of homes. Check their website for times and dates which can be found with a google or yahoo search. Homestead which is south of Crossville on 127 has a little museum at the rock tower, turn at the tower and go a few miles Cumberland state park will be on the right, they will be serving Thansgiving Dinner after 11 am.If you have time someday go North Of CRossville on 127 there is a Mennotite Community out from Clarkrange ( watch for signs) and a Amish Community in Muddy Pond ( ask for directions in Clarkrange. If you stay on 127 past James Town you will come to a little community called Pall Mall the home of Sgr. York, his family runs a grist mill there, they sell corn mill and have a few pictures and items about Alvin York. In the area off 127 is Cordell Hulls birthplace museum. Nice to know about the diner drug store in Harriman I will have to check that out.--- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Bob Reynolds" <roustabout@s...> wrote: > > --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Denny Gibson" <denny@d...> wrote: > > > > Oops. It's the upcoming four day Thanksgiving weekend I'm thinking > of. I see > > I forgot that little detail. > > > > Both the Hermitage and Homestead are places I wasn't aware of. Well, > I was > > aware that the Hermitage existed but not exactly where it was or that it > > "visitable". I found this: http://plateauproperties.com/home.html on > > Homestead. I had turned up Pall Mall on the web so knew that there > was at > > least one attraction on US-127. With the couple you've added along with > > those on 27, I'm guessing I would enjoy either route home. That may > have to > > be a last minute decision. > > > > One loose "plan" is to drive to Nashville on Thursday and spend > Thursday and > > Friday night there. Saturday would be spent on US-70 with stops at the > > Hermitage and Homestead. A variation would be to work in the > Hermitage on > > Friday to allow more time for the east and north legs. Tentatively, that > > puts me around Crossville/Kingston Saturday afternoon or Sunday morning. > > > > Good info, Bob. Thanks. > > > > --Denny > > I've asked at work, and the most likely spot to get together I've > found is Chase's Drugs Store and Diner in Harriman. It's right on the > main drag (US 27), but I've never been there. If you head home on US > 127, that poses a bit more of a problem. The only places I know in > Crossville are chains, like Wendy's. Any idea how we could time > getting together? > > One more attraction off US 27 I'd forgotten. Back in the 1800's > a bunch of landless English gentry founded a "colony" in the town of > Rugby. The settlement didn't thrive, but left some very nice > Victorian homes. To get there head west on TN 52 at Elgin. > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest terry12622000 Posted November 12, 2006 Report Share Posted November 12, 2006 Its been a long time since I read that book. I wonder if that little country store is still going up there.--- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, Rob Carnachan <robcarn@m...> wrote: > > Great pictures! > > Not being a native of the area, I too was disappointed when I specifically > sought out this stretch of US 25E over Clinch Mountain on a road trip in > 1990 and found it to be a modern 4-lane highway. > > I had read William Least Heat Moon's account of a treacherous drive along > the old alignment in his "Blue Highways" book and wanted to experience it > myself. > > But I was too late -- the highway "improvers" had beaten me to it. Too bad. > > Based upon the account in "Blue Highways", I'm guessing that the old > alignment was bypassed around 1978 or so. > > > On 11/13/05 3:14 PM, "Bob Reynolds" <roustabout@s...> wrote: > > > Once again, my photos are at > > http://community.webshots.com/user/babyboomerbob > > > > Birthday Road Trip > > > > Featuring Rose's Service Station, a Clinch Mountain Conundrum, the > > Mascot Monster, and the Mystery Bridge of 1962:) > > > > Most times, my birthday is a rather blue day. One day older and > > having to go to work and put up with all the bureaucracy therein. > > This year was different:) Susan and I were off work together and > > Kevin Redden was down for a visit. And as the weather was close to > > perfect, off we went on a road trip! > > > > Our main destination was Tazewell, TN, so we headed out of > > Knoxiousville on SR 33, screaming through Maynardville as we > > followed the so called "Thunder Road" Our first stop was the > > Veterans Bridge across the Clinch River. It's good to see a few > > truss bridges still around. <Veterans Bridge 01, 02>. > > > > Once we arrived in Tazewell, it didn't take us long to find the > > old alinement of US 25E and Rose's. The folks in Tazewell have done > > a superb job of restoring and stocking it with all sorts of Gulf > > memorabilia. I'll let the 20 pictures speak for themselves, except > > to point out a few things. > > > > I was really looking forward to seeing the 1932 Gulf road map > > of Tennessee and Kentucky, and I wasn't at all disappointed. There > > were a few interesting things I found there. For instance <RSS 09> > > shows the old road in the Smokies across Indian Gap to North > > Carolina. It's a hiking trail now. Also it shows NC 288 along the > > north side of the Little Tennessee River from Bryson City to Tocoa. > > This road was flooded by Fontana Lake. The feds promised to build a > > new road to replace it, but it's only about half finished. The new > > road dead ends right before a tunnel. Environmental and budget > > concerns make it questionable if it ever will be completed. No US > > 64, 129, or 441. The Tail of the Dragon was TN 72. > > > > <RRS 10> shows my neck of the woods. No Oak Ridge:) It hadn't > > been built yet. It's in between Oliver Springs and Robertsville. > > In fact, Susan (an Oak Ridge native) went to Robertsville Jr. High. > > > > <RSS 11> is the Chattanooga area. US 64 had its eastern > > terminus there. Also, the western mainline of the Dixie Highway > > followed TN 27 from Chattanooga to Jasper. Cummings Highway (US 41) > > wasn't quite finished. > > > > An interesting note to <RSS 12>. The present route of US 62 > > from Cynthiana to Maysville, KY through Claysville and Mt. Olivet > > wasn't done, so Temp 62 followed KY 32 and US 68. > > > > <RSS 13> shows the long decomissioned northern stretch of US > > 227. It once continued south through Georgetown to Paris. The > > stretch from Paris south to Winchester and Richmond persisted into > > the 70's, but it's totally gone now. > > > > As we headed south on US 25E headed for Clinch Mountain, it > > quickly became apparent that this stretch of road was being > > widened. Maybe some new stretches of old road soon. Hmmmm. Talk > > about an oxymoron:) > > > > A bit of digression is in order here. Back in 1962 when I was > > 13, my grandmother and I went to visit some elderly kinfolks in > > Rogersville. We still had passenger rail service back then, so we > > took the train to Morristown where my cousins picked us up. They > > were sweet enough to take me and grandmother up to Cumberland Gap, > > so that was the first time I crossed Clinch Mountain by car. The > > road was two lane and rather twisty and I was disappointed when I > > returned in 1982 and found a new four lane road. It was my > > intention on this trip to find as much of the old road across the > > mountain as I could. > > > > I used Delorme to give me clues to the old alignment. The > > stretch on the northern side looked clear enough, but I wasn't sure > > I could find the north end. When I reached TN Sec 131, I knew I'd > > missed it. So we headed east until we got to Thorn Hill and I found > > the old road. I soon found why I had missed the road. Southbound, > > it was signed as old 25E. But northbound, it was Kincaid Farm > > Road. So I drove north until I returned to the four lane, then > > turned around and drove the stretch the way I intended to:) <Old US > > 25E 01-06>. > > > > We got back on the four lane and went though the cut in the > > summit, then parked at the Veteran's Overlook. <Atop clinch Mountain > > 01-02>. Now back to 1962 for a bit. I had a Brownie Starflash > > camera back then and took a picture from here <Atop Clinch Mountain, > > 1962>. You can't see very much, but off in the distance, I could > > see a bridge crossing an arm of Cherokee Lake. Even at that tender > > age I was wondering if it may have been a bypassed part of 11W. > > Later I checked maps, but the road was neither numbered nor named, > > and I didn't get back for 20 more years. > > > > Now to 1982. Susan and I took the new road over Clinch > > Mountain and stopped at the new overlook. This time I could get a > > clear pictire not only of the "Mystery Bridge" <Atop Clinch > > Mountain, 1982 02>, but also a very nice picture of the old > > alignment running around a bend and down a valley to US 11W <Atop > > Clinch Mountain, 1982 01> (Note, I also included a couple of > > pictures from that trip of a guy flying a radio controlled glider > > from the side of the mountain:) > > > > One more interesting thing about the overlook. Many of the > > rocks used in building the wall there were crammed with fossils. > > I'm not at all sure what they were. I had considered crinoid stems > > until I did a web search. These things look too thick. <Atop Clinch > > Mountain 04-05>. > > > > Now for the alinement on the south side. Here's what I've > > managed to piece together. The old road went off to the right on > > what is now signed as Ridgeview Road. The uppermost part has been > > sealed off and is undrivable <Old US 25E 08-10> It turns right just > > before reaching Overlook Road (a short connector) and twists down > > the mountain until it reaches US11W. > > > > But here's a puzzle. Ridgeview Road continues down the > > mountain, paralell with the four lane and eventually reconnects with > > it <Old US25E 11-12>. The road looks like an old highway, having > > yellow lines in the middle. And Delorme marks it as old US 25E. My > > only supposition is there must have been two older alinements. > > Perhaps the lower end of Ridgeview Road was part of the highway only > > during some time between 1962 and 1982. Oh well, this is just > > another part of the fun of old road sleuthing:) > > > > Lunch time! We took the four lane until the interchange with > > old 11W. We followed the old road into Bean Station and stopped at > > the B & K Restaurant <B & K Restaurant 01-02>. Splendid Southern > > cooking! Pork chops, pinto beans, and a big square of cornbread > > (not made with sugar like they do up Nawrth:) for sopping up the > > bean juice:) Delightful! Unfortunately, I did something stupid > > here. They didn't take a credit card, but were gracious enough to > > take a check. I was so used to indicating a tip on a credit card > > slip, I bopped right out and forgot to leave a tip:!( I was not > > happy with myself:( > > > > The restaurant was on the corner of old US 11W (Lee Highway) > > and old US 25E (Cumberland Gap Loop of the Dixie Highway). <Old US > > 25E 13>. Bean Station has been bypassed by the new four lanes:( We > > headed south on old 25E until we got to the four lane. We > > backtracked a bit and headed west on TN Sec 375. Thanks to Delorme > > I now knew how to get to my "Mystery Bridge" I still don't know > > its real name, but 375 is also Northshore Drive, so that's what I'm > > calling the bridge for now <Northshore Drive Bridge 01-04>. > > > > As we continued west on 375, skirting the north side of > > Cherokee Lake, I couldn't help but notice a bunch of plastic covered > > greenhouses. It puzzled me until I remembered we were in Grainger > > County, a place renowned for its tomatoes <Granger County tomatoes, > > 01-02>. > > > > 375 teed at TN 92, and we headed south towards Jefferson City. > > We crossed the Holston River just downstream of Cherokee Dam, > > stopping to get a few pictures <Cherokee Dam 01-03>. > > > > Just before we got to Jefferson City, the highway teed. 92 > > went off to the left, toward town, but we drove right instead, > > following the old alinement of US 11E (Andrew Johnson Highway). We > > stopped for a photo op in New Market, a town probably most famous as > > the site of a grinding head on collision between two trains about > > 100 years ago <Andrew Johnson Highway 01-03>. We continued through > > Strawberry Plains, taking more pictures as we went <AJS 04-05, > > Railroad Underpass>. > > > > There was one more stop for us. Once we returned to the four > > lane, we turned right onto Mascot Pike to show Kevin the Mascot > > Monster. But first we crossed the Holston River on this unusual > > concrete truss bridge <Mascot Bridge 01-02>. Not far beyond the > > bridge, there he was, poking his head out of the rocks:) <Mascot > > Monster 01-03>. By this time, we were pretty worn out and headed on > > back home. If only all my birthdays were this good:) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Visit our homepage at: http://www.mockturtlepress.com > > > > To subscribe to AMERICAN ROAD magazine, PHONE TOLL-FREE 1-877-285- 5434 WITH > > YOUR ORDER TODAY! > > Or send payment to: Mock Turtle Press, PO Box 3168, Lynnwood, WA 98046-3168 > > SUBSCRIPTION RATES: > > 1 year (4 issues) for $15.95 > > (save $3.85 off the newsstand price!) > > 2 years (8 issues) for $27.95 > > (save $11.65 off the newsstand price!) > > > > > > For questions about the list, contact: AMERICAN_ROAD- owner@yahoogroups.com > > > > To SUBSCRIBE to this group, send an email to: > > AMERICAN_ROAD-subscribe@y... POST a message via e-mail, send it > > to: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest terry12622000 Posted November 12, 2006 Report Share Posted November 12, 2006 While riding around up around 127 about 10 years back I made it to KY, turned east on a gravel road that got narrower and narrower , it turn out to run east across the Daniel Boone National Forest and came out from a litle old coal mining town off 27 not far from the Big South Fork Railroad and the National Park. Before I got to 27 there was an old abdoned railroad brdge that at the time you could walk across.--- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, Rob Carnachan <robcarn@m...> wrote: > > Great pictures! > > Not being a native of the area, I too was disappointed when I specifically > sought out this stretch of US 25E over Clinch Mountain on a road trip in > 1990 and found it to be a modern 4-lane highway. > > I had read William Least Heat Moon's account of a treacherous drive along > the old alignment in his "Blue Highways" book and wanted to experience it > myself. > > But I was too late -- the highway "improvers" had beaten me to it. Too bad. > > Based upon the account in "Blue Highways", I'm guessing that the old > alignment was bypassed around 1978 or so. > > > On 11/13/05 3:14 PM, "Bob Reynolds" <roustabout@s...> wrote: > > > Once again, my photos are at > > http://community.webshots.com/user/babyboomerbob > > > > Birthday Road Trip > > > > Featuring Rose's Service Station, a Clinch Mountain Conundrum, the > > Mascot Monster, and the Mystery Bridge of 1962:) > > > > Most times, my birthday is a rather blue day. One day older and > > having to go to work and put up with all the bureaucracy therein. > > This year was different:) Susan and I were off work together and > > Kevin Redden was down for a visit. And as the weather was close to > > perfect, off we went on a road trip! > > > > Our main destination was Tazewell, TN, so we headed out of > > Knoxiousville on SR 33, screaming through Maynardville as we > > followed the so called "Thunder Road" Our first stop was the > > Veterans Bridge across the Clinch River. It's good to see a few > > truss bridges still around. <Veterans Bridge 01, 02>. > > > > Once we arrived in Tazewell, it didn't take us long to find the > > old alinement of US 25E and Rose's. The folks in Tazewell have done > > a superb job of restoring and stocking it with all sorts of Gulf > > memorabilia. I'll let the 20 pictures speak for themselves, except > > to point out a few things. > > > > I was really looking forward to seeing the 1932 Gulf road map > > of Tennessee and Kentucky, and I wasn't at all disappointed. There > > were a few interesting things I found there. For instance <RSS 09> > > shows the old road in the Smokies across Indian Gap to North > > Carolina. It's a hiking trail now. Also it shows NC 288 along the > > north side of the Little Tennessee River from Bryson City to Tocoa. > > This road was flooded by Fontana Lake. The feds promised to build a > > new road to replace it, but it's only about half finished. The new > > road dead ends right before a tunnel. Environmental and budget > > concerns make it questionable if it ever will be completed. No US > > 64, 129, or 441. The Tail of the Dragon was TN 72. > > > > <RRS 10> shows my neck of the woods. No Oak Ridge:) It hadn't > > been built yet. It's in between Oliver Springs and Robertsville. > > In fact, Susan (an Oak Ridge native) went to Robertsville Jr. High. > > > > <RSS 11> is the Chattanooga area. US 64 had its eastern > > terminus there. Also, the western mainline of the Dixie Highway > > followed TN 27 from Chattanooga to Jasper. Cummings Highway (US 41) > > wasn't quite finished. > > > > An interesting note to <RSS 12>. The present route of US 62 > > from Cynthiana to Maysville, KY through Claysville and Mt. Olivet > > wasn't done, so Temp 62 followed KY 32 and US 68. > > > > <RSS 13> shows the long decomissioned northern stretch of US > > 227. It once continued south through Georgetown to Paris. The > > stretch from Paris south to Winchester and Richmond persisted into > > the 70's, but it's totally gone now. > > > > As we headed south on US 25E headed for Clinch Mountain, it > > quickly became apparent that this stretch of road was being > > widened. Maybe some new stretches of old road soon. Hmmmm. Talk > > about an oxymoron:) > > > > A bit of digression is in order here. Back in 1962 when I was > > 13, my grandmother and I went to visit some elderly kinfolks in > > Rogersville. We still had passenger rail service back then, so we > > took the train to Morristown where my cousins picked us up. They > > were sweet enough to take me and grandmother up to Cumberland Gap, > > so that was the first time I crossed Clinch Mountain by car. The > > road was two lane and rather twisty and I was disappointed when I > > returned in 1982 and found a new four lane road. It was my > > intention on this trip to find as much of the old road across the > > mountain as I could. > > > > I used Delorme to give me clues to the old alignment. The > > stretch on the northern side looked clear enough, but I wasn't sure > > I could find the north end. When I reached TN Sec 131, I knew I'd > > missed it. So we headed east until we got to Thorn Hill and I found > > the old road. I soon found why I had missed the road. Southbound, > > it was signed as old 25E. But northbound, it was Kincaid Farm > > Road. So I drove north until I returned to the four lane, then > > turned around and drove the stretch the way I intended to:) <Old US > > 25E 01-06>. > > > > We got back on the four lane and went though the cut in the > > summit, then parked at the Veteran's Overlook. <Atop clinch Mountain > > 01-02>. Now back to 1962 for a bit. I had a Brownie Starflash > > camera back then and took a picture from here <Atop Clinch Mountain, > > 1962>. You can't see very much, but off in the distance, I could > > see a bridge crossing an arm of Cherokee Lake. Even at that tender > > age I was wondering if it may have been a bypassed part of 11W. > > Later I checked maps, but the road was neither numbered nor named, > > and I didn't get back for 20 more years. > > > > Now to 1982. Susan and I took the new road over Clinch > > Mountain and stopped at the new overlook. This time I could get a > > clear pictire not only of the "Mystery Bridge" <Atop Clinch > > Mountain, 1982 02>, but also a very nice picture of the old > > alignment running around a bend and down a valley to US 11W <Atop > > Clinch Mountain, 1982 01> (Note, I also included a couple of > > pictures from that trip of a guy flying a radio controlled glider > > from the side of the mountain:) > > > > One more interesting thing about the overlook. Many of the > > rocks used in building the wall there were crammed with fossils. > > I'm not at all sure what they were. I had considered crinoid stems > > until I did a web search. These things look too thick. <Atop Clinch > > Mountain 04-05>. > > > > Now for the alinement on the south side. Here's what I've > > managed to piece together. The old road went off to the right on > > what is now signed as Ridgeview Road. The uppermost part has been > > sealed off and is undrivable <Old US 25E 08-10> It turns right just > > before reaching Overlook Road (a short connector) and twists down > > the mountain until it reaches US11W. > > > > But here's a puzzle. Ridgeview Road continues down the > > mountain, paralell with the four lane and eventually reconnects with > > it <Old US25E 11-12>. The road looks like an old highway, having > > yellow lines in the middle. And Delorme marks it as old US 25E. My > > only supposition is there must have been two older alinements. > > Perhaps the lower end of Ridgeview Road was part of the highway only > > during some time between 1962 and 1982. Oh well, this is just > > another part of the fun of old road sleuthing:) > > > > Lunch time! We took the four lane until the interchange with > > old 11W. We followed the old road into Bean Station and stopped at > > the B & K Restaurant <B & K Restaurant 01-02>. Splendid Southern > > cooking! Pork chops, pinto beans, and a big square of cornbread > > (not made with sugar like they do up Nawrth:) for sopping up the > > bean juice:) Delightful! Unfortunately, I did something stupid > > here. They didn't take a credit card, but were gracious enough to > > take a check. I was so used to indicating a tip on a credit card > > slip, I bopped right out and forgot to leave a tip:!( I was not > > happy with myself:( > > > > The restaurant was on the corner of old US 11W (Lee Highway) > > and old US 25E (Cumberland Gap Loop of the Dixie Highway). <Old US > > 25E 13>. Bean Station has been bypassed by the new four lanes:( We > > headed south on old 25E until we got to the four lane. We > > backtracked a bit and headed west on TN Sec 375. Thanks to Delorme > > I now knew how to get to my "Mystery Bridge" I still don't know > > its real name, but 375 is also Northshore Drive, so that's what I'm > > calling the bridge for now <Northshore Drive Bridge 01-04>. > > > > As we continued west on 375, skirting the north side of > > Cherokee Lake, I couldn't help but notice a bunch of plastic covered > > greenhouses. It puzzled me until I remembered we were in Grainger > > County, a place renowned for its tomatoes <Granger County tomatoes, > > 01-02>. > > > > 375 teed at TN 92, and we headed south towards Jefferson City. > > We crossed the Holston River just downstream of Cherokee Dam, > > stopping to get a few pictures <Cherokee Dam 01-03>. > > > > Just before we got to Jefferson City, the highway teed. 92 > > went off to the left, toward town, but we drove right instead, > > following the old alinement of US 11E (Andrew Johnson Highway). We > > stopped for a photo op in New Market, a town probably most famous as > > the site of a grinding head on collision between two trains about > > 100 years ago <Andrew Johnson Highway 01-03>. We continued through > > Strawberry Plains, taking more pictures as we went <AJS 04-05, > > Railroad Underpass>. > > > > There was one more stop for us. Once we returned to the four > > lane, we turned right onto Mascot Pike to show Kevin the Mascot > > Monster. But first we crossed the Holston River on this unusual > > concrete truss bridge <Mascot Bridge 01-02>. Not far beyond the > > bridge, there he was, poking his head out of the rocks:) <Mascot > > Monster 01-03>. By this time, we were pretty worn out and headed on > > back home. If only all my birthdays were this good:) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Visit our homepage at: http://www.mockturtlepress.com > > > > To subscribe to AMERICAN ROAD magazine, PHONE TOLL-FREE 1-877-285- 5434 WITH > > YOUR ORDER TODAY! > > Or send payment to: Mock Turtle Press, PO Box 3168, Lynnwood, WA 98046-3168 > > SUBSCRIPTION RATES: > > 1 year (4 issues) for $15.95 > > (save $3.85 off the newsstand price!) > > 2 years (8 issues) for $27.95 > > (save $11.65 off the newsstand price!) > > > > > > For questions about the list, contact: AMERICAN_ROAD- owner@yahoogroups.com > > > > To SUBSCRIBE to this group, send an email to: > > AMERICAN_ROAD-subscribe@y... POST a message via e-mail, send it > > to: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rudkip@sbcglobal.net> Posted November 12, 2006 Report Share Posted November 12, 2006 The wife, child and I are headed North for Christmas...hope each and all of you have an excellent holiday! Tsingtao to all! Kip, Quinn and Natalie Kay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest thehinge@magpage.com> Posted November 12, 2006 Report Share Posted November 12, 2006 And you have a safe journey, Kip....and everyone else, please do the same. Happy Holidays to everyone on American Road. Matt Smallwood On Fri, 23 Dec 2005 06:43:07 -0600 <rudkip@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > > > > The wife, child and I are headed North for > Christmas...hope each and all of you have an excellent > holiday! Tsingtao to all! Kip, Quinn and > Natalie Kay > > > > > > > > > > > Visit our homepage at: http://www.mockturtlepress.com > > To subscribe to AMERICAN ROAD magazine, PHONE TOLL-FREE > 1-877-285-5434 WITH YOUR ORDER TODAY! > Or send payment to: Mock Turtle Press, PO Box 3168, > Lyn nwood, WA 98046-3168 > SUBSCRIPTION RATES: > 1 year (4 issues) for $15.95 > (save $3.85 off the newsstand price!) > 2 years (8 issues) for $27.95 > (save $11.65 off the newsstand price!) > > > For questions about the list, contact: > AMERICAN_ROAD-owner@yahoogroups.com > > To SUBSCRIBE to this group, send an email to: > AMERICAN_ROAD-subscribe@yahoogroups.comTo POST a message > via e-mail, send it to: > AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS > > > > Visit your group "AMERICAN_ROAD" on the > web. > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email > to: AMERICAN_ROAD-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the > Yahoo! Terms of Service. > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Web mail provided by NuNet, Inc. The Premier National provider. http://www.nni.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mike buck Posted November 13, 2006 Report Share Posted November 13, 2006 http://www.mikebuckstudios.com/chorus.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest beckyrepp Posted November 13, 2006 Report Share Posted November 13, 2006 Hello all. Happy Holidays! All our best wishes for a safe and happy holiday. Sincerely, Thomas, Becky and the staff at AMERICAN ROAD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rwarn17588 Posted December 2, 2006 Report Share Posted December 2, 2006 --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "roaddog_rt66" <roaddog_rt66@y...> wrote: > > Sorry to hear of her passing. It always hurts when someone that is > so tied to 66 leaves us. This makes it all the more important to > visit and talk with the original 66ers while they are still with us. > > What will happen to the Blue Whale now? RoadDog Nothing. Blaine Davis is pretty much the caretaker of it and will continue to do so. I've spoken to him about future of the Blue Whale several times, and let's just say I have a hunch the city of Catoosa will take care of it when Blaine eventually cannot. Ron Warnick Tulsa, OK www.route66news.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chet Nichols II Posted December 2, 2006 Report Share Posted December 2, 2006 Hi Friends, I hear about "roadies" "crossing over".......and it supports my beliefs and I know there is a heaven......because I LOVE the feeling of "heaven"....when I pull over at a rest area at night and look up at the stars.....ahhhh, the open road. This said, I'd like to share the lyrics to one of my Route 66 songs, "The Mother Road"....... God Bless Dee Dee.... My Best, Chet ?The Mother Road? Lyrics and Music by Chet Nichols Copyright 2003 by Chet Nichols/Magic Garage Music (ASCAP) Please contact: Magic Garage Music, 723 Greenwood Road, Northbrook, Il 60062 email: MagicGarage@aol.com Verse 1 Stranded lives Drift along the roadside The skin of souls Still praying for a ride Distant lights Beacons in the twilight Draw the weary travelers Seeking shelter from the night Chorus The Mother Road has a rhythm The Mother Road has a feel The Mother Road will guide you When you slide behind the wheel And if you close your eyes and listen You will hear the desert sing Of the Mother Road, of the Mother Road Verse 2 Billboard signs Weathered and abandoned Messages from yesteryears Lay splintered and forgotten But, if you peer beyond the peeling paint And the faded ?For Sale? signs And you?ll see a breathing highway Spinning dreams between the lines Chorus The Mother Road has a vision The Mother Road has a feel The Mother Road will guide you When you slide behind the wheel And if you close your eyes and listen You will hear the mountains sing Of the Mother Road, of the Mother Road Bridge Yeah, if you look real hard you?ll see the scars carved along her back Etchings from the harvest plows that have churned across the cracks Touch the beating asphalt that is worn and overgrown And tell me where you?d be right now SS if she had never led you home Chorus The Mother Road has a rhythm The Mother Road has a feel The Mother Road will welcome you If you slide behind the wheel And if you close your eyes and listen You will hear the heartland sing Of the Mother Road, of the Mother Road, of the Mother Road On 1/12/06 4:15 PM, "rwarn17588" <rwarn17588@yahoo.com> wrote: > --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "roaddog_rt66" > <roaddog_rt66@y...> wrote: >> >> Sorry to hear of her passing. It always hurts when someone that is >> so tied to 66 leaves us. This makes it all the more important to >> visit and talk with the original 66ers while they are still with us. >> >> What will happen to the Blue Whale now? RoadDog > > Nothing. Blaine Davis is pretty much the caretaker of it and will > continue to do so. I've spoken to him about future of the Blue Whale > several times, and let's just say I have a hunch the city of Catoosa > will take care of it when Blaine eventually cannot. > > Ron Warnick > Tulsa, OK > www.route66news.org > > > > > > Visit our homepage at: http://www.mockturtlepress.com > > To subscribe to AMERICAN ROAD magazine, PHONE TOLL-FREE 1-877-285-5434 WITH > YOUR ORDER TODAY! > Or send payment to: Mock Turtle Press, PO Box 3168, Lynnwood, WA 98046-3168 > SUBSCRIPTION RATES: > 1 year (4 issues) for $15.95 > (save $3.85 off the newsstand price!) > 2 years (8 issues) for $27.95 > (save $11.65 off the newsstand price!) > > > For questions about the list, contact: AMERICAN_ROAD-owner@yahoogroups.com > > To SUBSCRIBE to this group, send an email to: > AMERICAN_ROAD-subscribe@yahoogroups.comTo POST a message via e-mail, send it > to: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest brownwho63 Posted December 2, 2006 Report Share Posted December 2, 2006 We have often thought about staying there for a coupla days and even drove through their parking lot last summer. Peeked through the door of a room that was being cleaned and just didn't personally feel that good about the place. Should have, of course, asked the manager if we could inspect a room or two. Decided, perhaps incorrectly, to postpone our River Edge stay. As you say, the location is perfect and we haven't completely written off staying there. The river road (79) from Louisiana to Hannibal is truly a fun experience. It's also cool from Louisiana south to Clarksville or through the country from Louisiana on county road somethingorother to Eolia. If you cross the bridge into IL and drive about 7 miles east to Atlas you have a choice or turning south through Pleasant Hill and on down the river or turning north and cruisin' through Rockport to Kinderhook - both fun and scenic drives...Bliss --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, <rudkip@...> wrote: > > There is a motel in Louisiana called the River's Edge (or it was there a few > years ago)...it is right next to the Bridge on the Mo side on a bluff > overlooking the river...the Motel is nothing special but the location is > awesome! The Town of Louisiana is really cool, and if you want to take an > awesome drive, the drive up SR 79 from Louisiana to Hannibal is amazing! > Tsingtao Kip > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "brownwho63" <brownwho63@...> > To: <AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 7:08 AM > Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Re: U.S. 54 > > > > My wife and I lived in Pittsfield when we were kids and the photos > > are of very familiar "icons." My uncle owned the Green Acres Motel > > and I used to cut grass there and do some landscaping for a whopping > > $.75 per hour when I was in grade school. (Don't remember anything > > about a movie photo.) The Cardinal Inn (we referred to it as The > > Bird) was a hangout for every kid who could get there. A constant > > parade of cool cars drove through the lot. Lots of burnt rubber out > > front on old 36/54. Spent lots of weekend afternoons at the Zoe > > and, later, lots of memorable evenings at the Clark Drive In. The > > bridge at Louisiana is still a narrow experience. Lots of > > memories....Bliss > > > > > > --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "rwarn17588" <rwarn17588@> > > wrote: > > > > > > Recently, I took a trip on U.S. 54 from western Illinois to eastern > > > Kansas. > > > > > > Here is a Web site that shows plenty of photos from the trip -- and > > > hopefully some travel and lodging ideas. > > > > > > http://rwarn17588.wordpress.com/us-54/ > > > > > > Yes, it's my Route 66 site. But I don't think anyone will mind if I > > > include some other roadie material. > > > > > > Ron Warnick > > > Tulsa, OK > > > www.route66news.org > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Visit our homepage at: http://www.mockturtlepress.com > > > > To subscribe to AMERICAN ROAD magazine, PHONE TOLL-FREE 1-877- 285-5434 > WITH YOUR ORDER TODAY! > > Or send payment to: Mock Turtle Press, PO Box 3168, Lynnwood, WA > 98046-3168 > > SUBSCRIPTION RATES: > > 1 year (4 issues) for $15.95 > > (save $3.85 off the newsstand price!) > > 2 years (8 issues) for $27.95 > > (save $11.65 off the newsstand price!) > > > > > > For questions about the list, contact: AMERICAN_ROAD- owner@yahoogroups.com > > > > To SUBSCRIBE to this group, send an email to: > AMERICAN_ROAD-subscribe@... POST a message via e-mail, send it > to: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest roaddog_rt66 Posted December 2, 2006 Report Share Posted December 2, 2006 I should mention that the convoy will take interstates the whole way and will be coming to towns along the way for stopovers. Originally, Eisenhower's convoy took the Lincoln Highway. RoadDog --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "roaddog_rt66" <roaddog_rt66@...> wrote: > > We are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the US Interstate System > this year. One of the celebrations will be a convoy from San > Francisco to Washington, D.C., to take place this June 15-19th. > > This will retrace, in reverse, the famous troop convoy taken by a > young Lt. Col. Dwight D. Eisenhower back in 1919. Today, it could be > done in a matter of days. Back then, it took 56 days of great > difficulties. > > This ingrained upon his mind the importance of a major highway system > that would enable troops and supplies to be moved across the US in a > quicker fashion. This becamne even more apparent when US forces > entered Germany, and encountered the Autobahn. > > Various celebrations are planned in the states the trip covered. > > You can find out more information at: > > http://interstate50th.org/reinactment.shtml > > Keep on Down that Two Lane Highway. -- RoadDog > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest W. Keith McManus Posted December 2, 2006 Report Share Posted December 2, 2006 Hey, your thumbnails (Mineta.jpg, etc.) on your Web page for the kick- off in Washington, D.C. are 2272 pixels x 1700 pixels and 180 dpi. The JPEG is 1.5 MB. Have your Web designer make you the proper sized thumbnails and also make the larger images to size and at 72 DPI. On Feb 12, 2006, at 11:30 AM, roaddog_rt66 wrote: > I should mention that the convoy will take interstates the whole way > and will be coming to towns along the way for stopovers. > Originally, Eisenhower's convoy took the Lincoln Highway. > > RoadDog > > > > > --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "roaddog_rt66" > <roaddog_rt66@...> wrote: >> >> We are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the US Interstate > System >> this year. One of the celebrations will be a convoy from San >> Francisco to Washington, D.C., to take place this June 15-19th. >> >> This will retrace, in reverse, the famous troop convoy taken by a >> young Lt. Col. Dwight D. Eisenhower back in 1919. Today, it could > be >> done in a matter of days. Back then, it took 56 days of great >> difficulties. >> >> This ingrained upon his mind the importance of a major highway > system >> that would enable troops and supplies to be moved across the US in > a >> quicker fashion. This becamne even more apparent when US forces >> entered Germany, and encountered the Autobahn. >> >> Various celebrations are planned in the states the trip covered. >> >> You can find out more information at: >> >> http://interstate50th.org/reinactment.shtml >> >> Keep on Down that Two Lane Highway. -- RoadDog >> > > > > > > > > Visit our homepage at: http://www.mockturtlepress.com > > To subscribe to AMERICAN ROAD magazine, PHONE TOLL-FREE > 1-877-285-5434 WITH YOUR ORDER TODAY! > Or send payment to: Mock Turtle Press, PO Box 3168, Lynnwood, WA > 98046-3168 > SUBSCRIPTION RATES: > 1 year (4 issues) for $15.95 > (save $3.85 off the newsstand price!) > 2 years (8 issues) for $27.95 > (save $11.65 off the newsstand price!) > > > For questions about the list, contact: AMERICAN_ROAD- > owner@yahoogroups.com > > To SUBSCRIBE to this group, send an email to: AMERICAN_ROAD- > subscribe@yahoogroups.comTo POST a message via e-mail, send it to: > AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > W. Keith McManus -documentary filmmaker -complete location DVCPRO package http://www.keithmcmanus.com 724.317.9843 (Verizon cell) "Dans les champs de l'observation le hasard ne favorise que les esprits prepares" -Louis Pasteur 1822 - 1895 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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