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C. C. Deen, Mays Ervin, D. H. Culton, J. Earnest Deen, J. S. Engleman, R. T.Bishop, E. O. Barks, Earnest Rice, J. H. Hankins, W. J. Hardy, R. B. Braly, H. H. Tracy, J. L. Cantrell, E. W. Putnam (operator of Tulia's Crystal Cafe), Ray G. Jordan, A. W. Sternenberg, R. J. and Andrew Stallings. How many of the old OT routes are today the leading highways? In those early days. . . through the heart of the Ozarks, the rough terrain made some detours necessary to avoid the steepest hills and mountains. Later the original OT routes could be shortened in places. Other than these improvements, "66" today mainly follows the original OT route, blazed, improved, logged and marked by the OT A in 1916 to 1920. In addition to the main line, many other OT routes, now paved, were designated through Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas. Here are |
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present Route 65, New Orleans, Little Rock, Springfield, . . . etc.,
likewise Route60, Springfield to Cabool, Route 63 to Memphis was an
original OT Route (Via Jonesboro) . ... Vinson, Oklahoma to Wellington,
Texas is Route 203; Wellington to Childress is # 83; Estelline to
Tulia and all the way to Texas and New Mexico state line is Route
86.
Tourists were made to know that no county had better roads than State Highway # 5A (the Estelline- Tulia-Farwell cutoff) one of the best routes of the Ozark Trail. HURRAH for Tulia and Swisher County. . ."The Pride of the Plains." By Mildred Loftin |
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