July 26, 2024
Tag: Interstate Highway System
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“I Like Ike!”
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Dwight Eisenhower never served in combat, but he achieved total victory in World War II. He had no experience running an institution of higher learning, yet he became President of Columbia University. And he never held public office until he was elected President of the United States.
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The Yellowstone Trail – Forerunner of the Interstates
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Ever since the first automobile was built, men and women too, have been looking for places to drive them. America’s love-affair with the automobile is unquenchable. We drive cars to work and home again, we drive cars to shopping malls, doctor’s appointments – well you get the idea. Then we drive them to vacation spots…
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October 25, 2022 1 Comment
The S. S. Palo Alto was built using a revolutionary new technology but was never used for its intended purpose. That was years ago. Today a good engineer could reimagine how to put a million-dollar project to better use than a fishing pier. At least there are postcards.