Camino del Norte: How a Series of Watering Holes, Fords, and Dirt Trails Evolved into Interstate 35 in Texas

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Camino del Norte Number 105: Centennial Series of the Association of Former Students, Texas A&M University ≤amino del ‚orte How a Series of Watering Holes, Fords, and Dirt Trails Evolved into Interstate 35 in Texas Howard J. Erlichman Texas A&M University Press College Station Copyright © 2006 by Howard J. Erlichman Manufactured in the United States of America All rights reserved First edition The paper used in this book meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, Z39.48–1984. Binding materials have been chosen for durability. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Erlichman, Howard J., 1953– Camino del Norte : how a series of watering holes, fords, and dirt trails evolved into Interstate 35 in Texas / Howard J. Erlichman.—1st ed. p. cm. — (Centennial series of the Association of Former Students, Texas A&M University ; no. 105) Includes index. ISBN 1-58544-473-1 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Interstate 35—History. 2. Roads—Texas—History. 3. Trade routes—Texas— History. 4. Express highways—Texas—History. 5. Texas—History, Local. 6. Texas— Commerce—History. 7. Transportation, Automotive—Texas—History. 8. Roads— Texas—Design and construction—History. I. Title. II. Series. HE356.U55E75 2006 388.1⬘22⬘09764—dc22 2005022855 The photo on the title page and front cover is courtesy of the Texas Department of Transportation. ⬁ 䊊 ...