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Touring Boston to Savannah via historic road route
The piece recounts a 1600 mile Boston to Savannah motor journey led by McNair of the Automobile Blue Book, praising a nearly continuous improved highway. It notes rough stretches near Occoquan and Martinsville, the aid of farmers, delays from Chocowamsic Swamp, and efforts by hotels and the U S Department of Public Roads to complete the road. The narrative covers past and planned improvements, critiques of earlier routes, and late day arrivals in Lynchburg and Appomattox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Savannah
Washington
Fredericksburg
U. S. Department of Public Roads
Staunton
Occoquan
Cape Cod
Florida
Capital Highway Project
Department of Public Roads
Pinehurst
New York
Atlanta
Great Southern Business Center
Martinsville
Natural Bridge
James River
Lynchburg
Appomattox