Along Massachusettss Historic Route 20

Author : Michael J. Till
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0738592471
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Along Massachusetts's Historic Route 20 written by Michael J. Till and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2012 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Route 20 was named a federal highway in 1926, and for the first half of the 20th century, it was Massachusetts's most important east -west road. Extending from Boston's dynamic Kenmore Square to bucolic Hancock Shaker Village on the New York border, the road's history, beauty, and contribution to Massachusetts's vitality were unmatched. Fortunately, almost all of the original road still exists and can be traveled by the modern motorist seeking a nostalgic adventure. In Along Massachusetts's Historic Route 20, more than 200 vintage postcards tell the road's story. Included are scenes along the Boston Post Road and Jacob's Ladder Trail, two of the highway's most historic segments, and also images of main streets, village greens, historic sites, scenic rural vistas, and, of course, the roadside tourist courts, diners, and gas stations that made automobile travel possible.

Author : Michael J. Till
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467112909
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Along Iowa's Historic Highway 20 written by Michael J. Till and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2014 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: US Highway 20 was designated a federal highway in 1926. For the first half of the 20th century, it was the most important east-west road across northern Iowa, extending from the Mississippi to the Missouri River. The road connected 13 counties, four major metropolitan areas, and many smaller communities along its route. Fortunately, the historic two-lane road remains almost completely intact and can be driven much as travelers did in years gone by. Along Iowa's Historic Highway 20 celebrates such a trip, illustrated by more than 200 antique postcards that show the personality of the road: town and city scenes, rural vistas, rivers, bridges, and historic sites. Not to be forgotten are the tourist courts, hotels, diners, and gas stations that made travel possible.

Author : Bryan Farr
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781628476880
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Historic US Route 20 written by Bryan Farr and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Michael J. Till
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439643954
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Along Ohio's Historic Route 20 written by Michael J. Till and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2013-09-09 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Route 20 was named a federal highway in 1926, and for the first half of the 20th century it was the most important east-west road across northern Ohio. Extending from the Pennsylvania border east of Conneaut to its western terminus with Indiana, it made Ohio the connecting link between Northeastern and Midwestern states. Fortunately, Route 20 has remained virtually intact and can be traveled much as people did in years past. Postcard History Series: Along Ohio's Historic Route 20 celebrates such a trip, illustrated by more than 200 vintage postcards depicting views along the way. Town and city scenes, rural vistas, and historic sites that drew early motorists to the highway are featured. Not to be forgotten are the tourist courts, hotels, diners, and gas stations that made automobile journeys possible.

Author : Mac Nelson
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 0791478254
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Twenty West written by Mac Nelson and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2010-03-10 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gold Medalist, 2009 Independent Publisher Book Awards in the Travel-Essay category "I know US 20, I live on it, grew up near it, commute to work on it, and have run on it most mornings for twenty-five years. It has become the Main Street of my life. I am fond of it, and want to tell its very American story." — from the Introduction Whether he's on foot, in a car, or even in a canoe, Mac Nelson will delight readers with his rambling, westward depiction of America as seen from the shoulders of its longest road, US Route 20. As the "0" in its route number indicates, US 20 is a coast-to-coast road, crossing twelve states as it meanders 3,300 miles from Boston, Massachusetts, to Newport, Oregon. Nelson, an experienced "shunpiker," travels west along the Great Road, ruminating on history, literature, scenery, geology, politics, wilderness, the Great Plains, and national parks—whatever the most interesting aspects of a particular region seem to be. Beginning with the great writers and founders of religion in the East who lived and wrote on or near US 20, including Anne Bradstreet, Phyllis Wheatley, and Sylvia Plath, then crossing the plains to the forests, mountains, and deserts of the West, Nelson's journey on this beloved road is personal and idiosyncratic, serious and comic. More than a mile-by-mile guidebook, Twenty West offers a glimpse of a boyish and very American fascination with the road that will entice the traveler in all of us to take the long way home.

Author : William E. Lewis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781615824755
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Through the Heartland on U.S. 20 written by William E. Lewis and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: U.S. 20 begins in Boston and travels through the heartland, 3,365 miles, to Newport, Oregon. Its journey takes the traveler through a myriad of towns and places to explore, and relates the development of the road, each town's historic events, people of renown who lived there, even the infamous, things to do and see, and the towns' best restaurants.

Author : Michael J. Till
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738574349
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Along New York's Route 20 written by Michael J. Till and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2011 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few roads can match Route 20's beauty, history, or contribution to New York's vitality. In 1926, Route 20 became a federal highway and evolved into New York's foremost east-west road. But unlike most early highways, it has survived almost completely intact. The story of Route 20 is told through more than 200 vintage postcards showing scenes from the Shaker communities in Columbia County to the Lake Erie Shore. The postcards show the personality of the road: main streets, the Finger Lakes, and scenic vistas. Not to be forgotten are the tourist courts, hotels, diners, and gas stations that made travel possible.

Author : William E. Lewis
Publisher : PublishAmerica
ISBN 13 : 1462624596
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Through the Heartland on U.S. 20: Massachusetts: Volume I: A Historical Travel Guide written by William E. Lewis and published by PublishAmerica. This book was released on 2007-03-26 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After World War II, Nat King Cole romanticized Route 66 with his wonderfully melodious voice. Route 66 was a transcontinental highway that traveled from Chicago to Los Angeles. Today, Route 66 is no more. Can today’s traveler drive across the country on a two-lane highway and recapture the romance that Nat sang about half a century ago? It is possible! U.S. 20 begins in Boston and travels through the heartland, 3,365 miles, to Newport, Oregon. Its journey takes the traveler through a myriad of towns and places to explore. Through the Heartland on U.S. 20: Massachusetts relates the development of the road, each town’s historic events, people of renown who lived there, even the infamous, things to do and see, and the towns’ best restaurants. An exciting adventure awaits the reader as he or she travels through Massachusetts on U.S. 20.

Author : William E. Lewis
Publisher : Publishamerica Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9781424156054
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.5X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Through the Heartland on U. S. 20: Massachusetts written by William E. Lewis and published by Publishamerica Incorporated. This book was released on 2007-03 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: U.S. 20 begins in Boston and travels through the heartland, 3,365 miles, to Newport, Oregon. Its journey takes the traveler through a myriad of towns and places to explore, and relates the development of the road, each town's historic events, people of renown who lived there, even the infamous, things to do and see, and the towns' best restaurants.

Author : Bernard A. Drew
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786489650
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Henry Knox and the Revolutionary War Trail in Western Massachusetts written by Bernard A. Drew and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2012-01-23 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the winter of 1776, in one of the most amazing logistical feats of the Revolutionary War, Henry Knox and his teamsters transported cannons from Fort Ticonderoga through the sparsely populated Berkshires to Boston to help drive British forces from the city. This history documents Knox's precise route--dubbed the Henry Knox Trail--and chronicles the evolution of an ordinary Indian path into a fur corridor, a settlement trail, and eventually a war road. By recounting the growth of this important but under appreciated thoroughfare, this study offers critical insight into a vital Revolutionary supply route.