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Meridian Road in Texas, 1916 Travel Guide

What is the Project?

Project Background

• Sponsors

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Project Goals

• Work Products

– Report

– Web-Based Content

– Images

– Research Materials

3Source: CAH


Project Goals

• Applications

– Planning Tool

– Public Awareness

– Heritage Tourism

– Preservation

• Designations

• Tax Incentives

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Source: CAH


Project Path

• Oklahoma to Laredo and Galveston

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Source: CAH


Project Schedule

• Presentations – February 2015

• Draft Historic Context – May 2015

• Survey and Fieldwork – May to November 2015

• Draft Survey Report – December 2015

• Final Report – April 2016

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Source: CAH

What is the Meridian Highway?

Names Over the Years

• Meridian Road (1911)

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• Meridian Highway / International Meridian Highway (1913)

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• State Highway No. 2 (1917)

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Source: TSLAC



• US 81 (1926)

• Ringgold to Laredo

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Source: TSLAC



• SH6 (1926)

• Waco to Galveston

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Source: TSLAC



• SH 6 (Waco to Hempstead [Houston])

• US 277 (Red River to Wichita Falls)

• US 287 (Wichita Falls to Bowie)

• SH 95 (Temple to Elgin)

• US 290 (Hempstead to Houston)

• US 75 (Houston to Galveston)

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• IH 44 (Red River to Wichita Falls)

• IH 35W (Fort Worth to Hillsboro)

• IH 35 (Hillsboro to Laredo)

• IH 45 (Houston to Galveston)

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Historical Influences

Good Roads Movement

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Good Roads Movement

• Bicycling

15Unknown location in Texas. Source: PTH


Good Roads Movement

• Road Conditions

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Good Roads Movement

• Muddy Roads

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Falls County, Texas. Source: TxDOT


Rising Popularity of Automobile

• Introduction of Model T (1908)

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Source: THFSource: THF


New Freedom and Opportunities

• The “Vagabonds”

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Source: THFSource: THF



• Tourism for a Growing Middle Class

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Source: TOT

Source: TWC



• Commerce and Trade

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Source: PTHSource: KHS

Source: THF


Military Significance

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Source: PTHSource: FHWA


Other National Routes

• Lincoln Highway

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• Bankhead Highway

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Source: BiPL



• Old Spanish Trail

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Source: PPOO



• National Old Trails

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Source: FHWA


Organization and Early Years

• Founded 1911

• John C. Nicholson of Newton, Kansas

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Source: KSH

Source: KSH


Established Routes

• Chisholm Trail

• Santa Fe Trail

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Established Routes

• Railroad Network

– MKT

– IGN

– H&TC

– FW&DC

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Origin of the Name

• Named for Sixth Principal Meridian

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Source: BLM


The Meridian Highway in Texas

• David E. Colp

– Texas Division of Meridian Highway

– Texas Good Roads Association

– Texas Highway Commission

– Old Spanish Trail

– Glacier to Gulf Highway

– State Parks Board

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Source: CAH


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Organization and Early History

• Importance of Route and Shared History

– Colorado to Gulf

– King of Trails

Source: TSLAC

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Meridian Highway

Colorado to Gulf Highway

King of Trails Highway

Source: TSLAC

How the Meridian Highway was Promoted

Promotions and Promoters

• Path Finders and Caravans

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• Banners

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Source: HCM&A



• Banners

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Fort Worth Texas. Source: HCM&A



• Meridian Road Magazine

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Source: HCM&A



• Meridian Road Magazine

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• Caravans and Tours

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South Texas. Source: HCM&AVicinity of Navasota, Texas. Source: PPLD



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San Antonio, Texas. Source: PPLDSan Antonio, Texas. Source: PPLD



• The Meridian Road In Texas (1916)

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Brochures and Pamphlets

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Source: HCM&A


Brochures and Pamphlets

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Plotting the Meridian Highway Route

The Meridian Road as an Idea

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Early Maps

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Source: CAH Source: CAH


Texas Highway Commission Maps

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Source: TSLAC


Federal Highway Maps

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Texas Highway Department – County Highway Maps

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Texas Highway Department – County Highway Maps

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Source: TSLAC


Composite Map Showing Alignments Over Time

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The Meridian Highway in the Area

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What We Are Doing

Field Documentation

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What We Are Doing

Field Documentation

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What We Are Doing

Field Documentation

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What We Are Doing

Research

61Source: CAH

What We are Doing

Research

62Marlin, Texas

What We Are Doing

Research

63State Fire Insurance Map – Lorena, Texas. Source: VGCHL

What We Are Doing

Research

64Source: WCC

What We Are Doing

Research

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Source: WCC

What We Are Doing

Research

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Bowie, Texas

What We Are Doing

Research

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Source: TxDOT

What We Are Doing

Research

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Source: TSLAC

What We are Doing

Research

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Source: TCBU

What We are Doing

Research

70Source: Newspaperarchives.com

What We Are Doing

Research

71Source: Newspaperarchives.com

What We Are Doing

Research

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Round Rock, Texas. Source: TxDOT

What We Are Doing

Research

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Vicinity of San Antonio, Texas. Source: TxDOT

What We Are Doing

Research

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Source: thesocietypages.org

What We Are Doing

Research

75Source: THF

What We are Doing

Research

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Galveston, Texas. Source: BoPL

What We are Doing

Types of Resources

77Bankhead Highway - Mount Vernon, Texas

What We are Doing

Types of Resources

78Meridian Highway - Decatur, Texas

What We are Doing

Types of Resources

79Bankhead Highway - Albany, Texas

What We are Doing

Types of Resources

80Meridian Highway - Decatur, Texas

What We are Doing

Types of Resources

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Meridian Highway - Decatur, Texas

What We are Doing

Types of Resources

82Meridian Highway - Itasca, Texas

What We are Doing

Types of Resources

83Meridian Highway - Waco, Texas

What We are Doing

Types of Resources

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Bankhead Highway - Mineral Wells, Texas

What We are Doing

Types of Resources

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Meridian Highway - Waco, Texas

What We are Doing

Types of Resources

86Bankhead Highway - Eastland, Texas

What We are Doing

Types of Resources

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Meridian Highway - Bowie, Texas

What We are Doing

Types of Resources

88Bankhead Highway - Abilene, Texas

What We are Doing

Types of Resources

89Bankhead Highway - Fort Worth, Texas

What We are Doing

Types of Resources


What We are Doing

Types of Resources

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Austin, Texas. Source: TxDOT

What We are Doing

Types of Resources

92Galveston, Texas. Source: HCM&A

What We are Doing

Types of Resources

93Meridian Highway - Marlin, Texas

What We are Doing

Types of Resources

94Taylor, Texas. Source: PTH

What We are Doing

Types of Resources

95San Antonio, Texas. Source: Mysanantonio.com

What We are Doing

Types of Resources

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Meridian Highway - Hillsboro, Texas

What We are Doing

Types of Resources

97Waco, Texas. Source: TOT

What We are Doing

Types of Resources

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Laredo, Texas. Source: NARA

What We are Doing

Types of Resources


What We are Doing

Types of Resources

100Bankhead Highway - Vicinity of Naples, Texas

What We are Doing

Types of Resources

101Meridian Highway - Lovelace, Texas

What We are Doing

Types of Resources

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Meridian Highway - Vicinity of Bartlett, Texas

What We are Doing

Types of Resources

103Meridian Highway - Vicinity of Hillsboro, Texas

What We are Doing

Types of Resources

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Meridian Highway - Clifton, Texas

What We are Doing

Types of Resources

105Meridian Highway - Clifton, Texas

What We are Doing

Types of Resources

106North Texas Highway (US 82) - Ringgold, Texas

What We are Doing

Types of Resources

107Bankhead Highway - Merkel, Texas

How You Can Participate

Share Photos, Maps, Postcards and Other Materials

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Source: SACS



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Source: SACS



110Vicinity of Eddy, Texas. Source: TxDOT



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Vicinity of Hillsboro, Texas



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Vicinity of Hillsboro, Texas. Source: TxDOT



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New Braunfels, Texas. Source: TxDOT



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San Antonio, Texas. Source: NARA



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San Antonio, Texas. Source: TxDOT



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San Antonio, Texas. Source: TxDOT



117Waco, Texas. Source: BoPL



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Belton, Texas. Source: LAPL



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Source: WCC



120Source: B. J. Hicks, Mount Vernon, Texas



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Downtown Waco, Texas. Source: TCBU



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Texas Historical Commission

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– Leslie Wolfenden, Project Manager

• Email: [email protected]

• Phone: 512-463-3386

Hardy·Heck·Moore, Inc.

– David Moore, Historian

• Email: [email protected]

• Phone: 512-478-8014 x 109

For More Information

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Sources

• Boston Public Library

• Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin

• Federal Highway Administration

• Google Books

• Harvey County Museum & Archives

• John Asa Rountree Manuscripts, Birmingham Public Library

• Kansas Historical Society

• Lena Armstrong Public Library, Belton

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Sources

• Library of Congress

• Lincoln Highway National Museum & Archives

• National Archives and Records Administration

• Perry-Castañeda Library, University of Texas at Austin

• Pikes Peak Library District

• Texas Collection, Baylor University

• Texas Department of Transportation

• Texas Historical Commission

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Sources

• Texas State Library and Archive Commission

• The Henry Ford

• The Portal to Texas History

• The Witliff Collection at Texas State University

• Traces of Texas

• University of Nebraska at Omaha

• Virginia Garret Cartographic History Library, University of Texas Arlington

• Wise County Clerk, Wise County Courthouse

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Questions?

….and Safe Travels!

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Source: TCBU

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WELCOME [] · WELCOME San Antonio ... Historical Influences New Freedom and Opportunities ... PowerPoint Presentation Author: David Moore / Judy Mataya