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Highways
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Camino
Real National Scenic Byway
by Delbert Trew
The old road "Camino Real" or Royal Road may not be the oldest
road in America but was completed in 1598... It begins at the San Juan Pueblo
in northern New Mexico, goes 400 miles south to El Paso then on another 1,200
miles to Mexico City. The U.S. designated it a National Scenic Byway...El
Camino Real
by Bob Bowman
East Texas' oldest highway: The King's Highway (Texas 21) stretches
from Toledo Bend Reservoir near Milam to San Antonio. It is also one of our most
scenic roadways. The route was used by Indians and traveled by Spanish missionaries
in 1791. It is also known as El Camino Real, the Old Spanish Trail, and the Old
San Antonio Road." (From "Holiday
Day Trips" by Bob Bowman) |
| International
Pavedway by
Mike Cox
The International Pavedway never existed anywhere but on a map, but
most Texans have traveled it many times... Old
Military Road
by Ken Rudine
US 83 from Rio Grande City to Brownsville |
The
L-O-N-G Roads of Texas: Texas-State-Highway-16 by
C. F. Eckhardt
Texas’ state highways are some of the most interesting ways to travel. They pass
through—not go around—interesting communities of every sort. The towns are both
beautiful—sometimes (and sometimes not so beautiful)—and often historically interesting.
The two longest state highways in Texas are Highway 16 and Highway 6. Both cut
across scenic and historically significant parts of the state... State
Highway 207/Hamblen Drive by Mike Cox 10-11-12
SH
207 cuts through Palo Duro Canyon and crosses the Prairie Dog Town Fork of the
Red River. That segment, one Texas’ most scenic drives, honors Will H. Hamblen
who spent much of his life making that roadway a reality. U.S.
67
by Mike Cox
It may not be the Mother Road, but U.S. 67 stretches 1,560 miles
across five states, connecting Iowa to Mexico. The highway extends through Texas,
Arkansas, Missouri, and Illinois to the intersection of U.S. 52 in Sabula, Iowa,
population 670. Six hundred thirty-seven miles of U.S. 67 are in Texas, from Presidio
to Texarkana...US
90 and US 67; Merging Highways
by N. Ray Maxie
"These two US Highways merge for 34 miles in far West Texas, mostly between
Alpine and Marfa. There, together, they go through Alpine, skirt around the picturesque
Paisano Peak and Twin Peaks, both 6050 feet high. Then on to Marfa where 67 leaves
90 and turns south into Presidio, ending at the Mexican border... 90/67 also passes
another very interesting landmark. One you won’t want to miss..."Hotels
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Saratoga
Ghost Road
by Ken Rudine
Two miles north of Saratoga off FM787 is the beginning of Bragg
Road which travels north to FM1293. It is the Ghost Road where the Saratoga Mystery
Light has appeared.... “Demons
Rd” in Huntsville
by Dana Goolsby
Bowden Rd, perhaps better known as " Demons Rd,” leads to an
old cemetery known as Martha’s Chapel Cemetery... |
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Roads of Upshur County
by Bob Bowman
Most East Texas counties name their county roads with numbers or the names of
people. But not Upshur County. Years ago county officials came up with the unique
idea of naming one precinct of the county’s roads for animals, another for flowers,
still another for trees and the fourth precinct for birds.... |
"Love's
Look Out"
on Highway 69, JacksonvilleEast
Texas Sunday Drives
( Excerpts from the
book by Bob Bowman )
Athens
: Where the hamburger was invented
Athens,
New York, Texas Cheesecakes, LaRue, Brownsboro, Edom, Purtis Creek State Park,
Eustace, Mabank, Gun Barrel City, Payne Springs, Caney City, Malakoff and Cross
Roads
Carthage
: Music from two country masters
Carthage, Jim Reeves, Tex Ritter, Tatum, DeBerry, Elysian Fields, Sabine River,
Hendricks's Lake, Trammel's Trace, ghost town Harmony Hill, Martin Creek Lake
State Park, Beckville, Fair Play and Rake Pocket.
Huntsville
: Old Sam, prisons and pine trees
Huntsville, Oakhurst, Point Blank, Coldspring, Sam Houston National Forest, and
Huntsville State Park
Longview
and Marshall : A metropolitan Sunday Drive
Longview, Marshall, Hallsville, Scottsville, and Jonesville
Palestine
: Old homes, fruit cakes, and stained glass windows
Palestine, Texas State Railroad, Davey Dogwood Park, Plenitude, Mound Prairie,
Montalba, Tennessee Colony, Old Magnolia, Elkhart and Slocum
Rusk
: Mark Twain might have lived here
Rusk,
Alto, Jim Hogg State Park, Caddo Mounds State Historic Site, two ghost towns,
and the longest footbridge in the United States
Tyler
: A drive with beauty and history
Tyler, Tyler State Park, Winona, Starrville, Troup, Burning Bush, Lake palestine,
Mount Sylvan, Lindale and old Steen Saline El
Camino Real
East Texas' oldest highway: The King's Highway (Texas 21) stretches from Toledo
Bend Reservoir near Milam to San Antonio. It is also one of our most scenic roadways.
The route was used by Indians and traveled by Spanish missionaries in 1791. It
is also known as El Camino Real, the Old Spanish Trail, and the Old San Antonio
Road." (From "Holiday
Day Trips" by Bob Bowman)Sabine
National Forest -
From Center, take Hwy 87, FM 417 and FM
2694 to Boles Field Recreational Area, and other Forest Services Roads in Sabine
National Forest East
Texas TownsHotels
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Did
lost colony in the Okla. Panhandle exist?
by Delbert Trew
11-17-10
The drive from Boise City to Black Mesa, Kenton, Folsom, then over
the top of Johnson Mesa into Raton from the east is our favorite drive in the
entire Texas/Oklahoma/New Mexico area. FM
669 -
Between Post and Gail - reaches edge of Texas High Plains, or the Llano EstacadoState
Highway 207/Hamblen Drive by Mike Cox 10-11-12
SH
207 cuts through Palo Duro Canyon and crosses the Prairie Dog Town Fork of the
Red River. That segment, one Texas’ most scenic drives, honors Will H. Hamblen
who spent much of his life making that roadway a reality. Verbena
- "...Verbena is 4.4 miles North of Hwy 380 on FM 2008. ...
The drive is scenic
and thus well worth [an] altered route. Continuing North on 2008 was just as scenic
and reminded me of the Texas Plains Trail on Hwy 70 & 207 from Borger to Dickens."
- David Higgins, Lubbock, Texas, September 14, 2005 Silverton,
Panhandle scenic drives
Borger,
Panhandle scenic drive Texas
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