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Texas plans nation leading highway system in 1917
The Texas State Highway Commission outlines a bold plan to build about 130 000 miles of interconnected roads linking major cities and border points. Curtis Hancock chairs the commission with H C Olde and T R McLean as members. Dr E Colp is secretary and George A Duren is engineer.
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State Highway Commission
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Texas State Highway Commission
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Dallas
H. C. Olde
Meridian
T. R. McLean
Mount Pleasant
E. Colp
Texarkana
Mount Vernon
Sulphur Springs
Greenville
Rockwell
Fort Worth
Mineral Wells
Abilene
Sweetwater
Colorado
Big Springs
Midland
Pecos
el San Antonio
San Antonio
Orange
Sabine River
Beaumont
Houston
del Rio
Puget Sound
Corpus Christi
Fredericksburg
Crady
San Angelo
Lubbock
Amarillo
Burkburnett
Wichita Falls
Archer City
Throckmorton
Albany
Baird
Mason
Koerne
Laredo
Texas Commission
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Dalas
Ferguson
McLean
Bosque County
D. E. Colp
Paris
Bexar County
National Road Engineers’ Association
George Alexander Duren
Corsicana
University of Texas
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5 Ni Ae Pany
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