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

Contents

≤ontents List of Maps vi Acknowledgments vii Introduction ix Chapter 1. Digging into the Highway’s Past 3 Chapter 2. In Quest of Silver, 1519–1776 15 Chapter 3. The Roads to War, 1777–1840 45 Chapter 4. The Texas Frontier, 1840–1860 70 Chapter 5. From Trails to Rails, 1860–1900 103 Chapter 6. Good Roads for Texas, 1870–1917 130 Chapter 7. Federal Dollars for Roads, 1918–1938 156 Chapter 8. A National System, 1938–1960 186 Chapter 9. Interstate 35 Comes to Pass, 1960–2000 215 Conclusion 241 Notes 245 Index 275 ...