transcontinental trails
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Transcontinental TrailsTRANSCRIPT
DixieOverland Highway
1914
OldSpanish
Trail1914
MeridianHighway
1914
BankheadHighway
1914
Signs like DOH, OST, MHand BH were nailed toposts along trails toguide early travelerscoast to coast.
SHOWING BEST ROADS • ROAD DISTANCES • PRINCIPAL CITIES
UNITED STATESOF THE
TRANSCONTINENTAL
TRAILS
In 1926, before numbered highways, there
were National Trails and other posted roads.
Trails had official pole markings posted
along the routes, such as Dixie-Overland
Highways (DOH), now US 80 and I-20.
In recent years, historic US highways in
several states have been designated state
highways, influenced by the speed oriented
interstates. On US 80 for example, in historic
Van Horn, where the route comes off I-20,
the famous Main Street has been designated
as part of a Business I-20 loop. US 80 from
Dallas to Ft. Worth Texas is now Texas 180.
US 75 (I-45) from Dallas to Houston is now
Texas 75. US 67 and US 90 are still pretty
much intact.
Route 66 architect Tom Snyder observed
that traveling was more important than the
destination, being on the road was more
interesting than arriving: that the road is a
destination in itself.
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DISCOVER OTHER “MOTHER ROADS” OF AMERICAThe mother roads of America are notonly the Lincoln Highway and Route66, but the great transcontinentalroutes of Route 80 and 90, original-ly called the Dixie Over Land and theOld Spanish Trail highways. Allsouthbound highways such as Route67, the Bankhead Highway, andRoute 75, the Meredian Highway,feed into Routes 80 and 90 which runthrough a section rich in historicromance, observes Richard F.Weingroff of the Federal HighwayAdministration. Routes 80 and 90bind together all of the formerSpanish territories of the U. S., fromFlorida to California.
Now paralleled by interstates, in the1920s these were mostly dirt andgravel roads. US 90 had 40 miles offerries as it came across the southernstates on its way to California. It andUS 80 followed the routes of thewagon road surveys of the 1860’s.
Through these several routes, EastTexas is a part of the great sweep ofAmerican history.
Other early routes,each with theirown names, existin East Texas, allthe way down tolocal dirt roadswhich were pavedto become a part ofTexas farm to mar-ket roads. Theyare all a part of thescenic and historicbyways of EastTexas.
These roads are a
microcosm of America, and a greatway to connect with the land and itspeople, observes JoAnn Vervinck, alandscape architect. Along them youcan see the relics of another time,when there was “auto architecture.”
Enjoy a more leisurely drive, andobserve the historical and culturalrelics such as gas stations, touristcourts, diners, bridges. In East Texasyou see historical and cultural relicsin pioneer log cabins, tourist courtswith individual cottages like in theearly 30’s movies, to shotgun housesof the oil fields and bayous.
The Byways get you into the down-towns, on the Main Streets, andaround the courthouse squares.
Roads that carried wagon trains westfrom the port of Jefferson to build upcities like Dallas and the great ranch-es in West Texas have a romance oftheir own. Nostalgia exists in cafes,service stations and motels whichsurvive from earlier times. revivingmemories of past generations.
These routes arestill waiting forthose with a spiritto venture and aliking for friendlypeople and un-crowded, scenicroads. They'll begreat for fallfoliage and springflower jaunts, andjust to travel ondreamy summerdays.
Rivers slowed traffic along early trails and US highways.Therewere more than 40 miles of ferries on OST (US 90) in the1920’s. This 1928 photo shows a ferry and in the foreground abridge being constructed along an East Texas road.
Hugthe
CoastHighway
Old Spanish Trail fromJacksonville, Florida on
the Atlantic to San Diego,California on the Pacific.
Old Dixie-Overland Hwy.from the Atlantic Ocean in
Savannah to the PacificOcean in San Diego.
Old Meredian Highway fromthe pines of Winnipeg,Canada to the palms of
Galveston.
Old Bankhead Highway fromIowa on the Mississippi River
to Presidio on the Mexicanborder.
Starts in Winnipeg, Canada this route follows a north-
south path to Laredo on theRio Grande.
Begins in Albert Lea,Minnesota, this highway
crosses East Texas and endsin Port Arthur.
Begins on the Atlantic Oceanat Brunswick, GA and five States later ends in Las
Cruces, NM.
Beginning in Louisiana, US190 crosses East Texas and
ends on Interstate I-10 inWest Texas.
Begins in Kentucky nearIndiana border, crosses four
states and ends in RoundRock, Texas.
From Teneha on US 59, thisroute crosses through the
Big Thicket and ends inPort Arthur.
Begins in ShreveportBossier
City area, and goes south,ending in Lake Charles, LA.
Hug the Coast HighwayTravel from Louisiana to theRio Grande Valley and find
ports with connectionsto the world.
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ALTOSee El CaminoReal Ad
CENTER1885 Shelby Co. Courthouse/JailToledo Bend ReservoirEast Texas Poultry FestivalNational Fox Hound Hall of
Fame at Boles FieldShelby County Musuem
HENDERSONDepot Museum/HistoricalMuseum Complex/QuiltShow/Syrup FestivalHoward Dickinson HouseMain St. RestorationChristmas Candlelight Tour
HOUSTONSpace Center HoustonAstroworld/WaterworldGulf Greyhound ParkHouston Zoo & Hermann ParkChildren’s Museum, and Museum of
Natural Science Butterfly Exhibit
JEFFERSONMardi Gras UpriverPilgrimage Historic
Homes Candlelight TourJefferson Cypress-
Bayou Steam TrainHistorical Jefferson
Museum
LUFKINMuseum of East TexasTexas Forestry MuseumEllen Trout ZooDowntown Historical Walking TourTexas Forest Festival
LAKE LIVINGSTONTexas’ Largest Live-around lake
LIVINGSTONAlabama-Coushatta Indian Reservation
COLDSPRINGFair & RodeoOld Jail MuseumChristmas on the SquareLake Livingston National Forest
NACOGDOCHESMillard's CrossingDowntown Brick StreetsBlueberry FestivalACOSTA - TaylorHouse/Stern-Hoya HouseSFA Campus/Stone Fort
CARTHAGE Tex Ritter Museum Jim Reeves Memorial ParkOld Jail MuseumPanola County HeritageMuseum/Texas Tea RoomCountry Music Hayride
Best, most scenic route to theRio Grande Valley
WHARTONWharton County Historical MuseumRiverfest ParkHistoric Downtown DistrictWharton County Junior CollegeGlen Flora Emporium
ATLANTA-QUEEN CITYTexas Forest
FestivalWright Patman
LakeState Park Tx 43 Forest Trail
RICHMONDThe George Ranch Historical Park
Starts in Winnipeg, Canadaand follows a path toLaredo. As you start south
from Texarkana on US 59, travel slowly soyou enjoy the rolling hills covered in pineand hardwood punctuated by beautifullakes, one with cypress and Spanish moss.Savor the history of a riverport town, of Old
South Plantation country, a former tempo-rary capital of Missouri, museums, potter-ies, Texas’ oldest town, deep NationalForests, an Indian reservation. You pass onthe edge of the Big Thicket on your way toHouston’s skyscrapers and the great coastalplain, past a historical ranch on the waydown to Laredo and the Rio Grande.
Winnipeg, Canada to the Rio Grande
US 59
NEW BOSTONSee U.S. 82
DAINGERFIELDDaingerfield State ParkCaptian Daingerfield DaysDogwoods & Wildflowers-SpringFall Foliage-Fall
SAN AUGUSTINEMission Dolores Visitors CenterHistoric SquareOldest Anglo City in TexasToledo Bend/Sam Rayburn
When completed in 1932the Meredian Highway'sslogan was “From Pines toThe Palms” or from
Winnipeg, Canada to Galveston Island. Itenters our area at Durant, headquarters forthe Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, thenacross the Red River south. It traversesblackland prairie, pine forests, and ends onthe coastal prairie. Along the way it ties
together the state’s two largest metropolitanareas, with major attractions, and dozens ofinteresting smaller cities and some of theshrines of Texas and the space age on theway to the Gulf of Mexico. It goes throughgreat ranching country, passes near wherethe George Bush Library is a 15th centuryfestival, a full-sized paddlerwheeler, shop-ping, Greyhound racing, to the Strand andthe sailboats on the Gulf. “Drive 75.”
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First MondaysOld Mill MarketplaceOld Mill Marketplace
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PLANOPlano Ballon FestivalHeritage Farmstead MuseumJ.C. Penney MuseumHistoric Downtown PlanoSouthfork Ranch
ROCKWALLSee US 67
SHERMANRed River Historical MuseumHeritage Row of HomesToney Knox VillageRed River Valley Arts FestivalShopping at Kelly
Square and Midway Mall
Museum of American Victorian Furniture
LAMARQUEGulf Greyhound ParkOutlet Mall/Great Gulf Coast Grill OffFair on the SquareHighland Bayou Park
SHENANDOAHAffordable quality lodging nearThe Cynthia Woods Mitchell PavilionThe Tournament Players Course at theWoodlandsTexas Renaissance Festival Old Town Spring
GALVESTONDistrict; Texas Seaport Museum Tall Ship Elissa;Railroad Museum;Mardi Gras and Dicken’s on the StrandMoody Museum
BRYAN-COLLEGE STATIONTexas A & M UniversityMessina Hof WineryJazz Fest4th of July Celebration
FAIRFIELDFreestone County MuseumMoody-Bradley HouseAntiques on the SquareFairfield Lake State Park/Bald Eagle ToursW.L. Moody Reunion Grounds, City Park
MADISONVILLERanch Country/Horses, Cattle, EmuTexas’ Largest Mushroom FarmSidewalk Cattleman’s Association
CENTERVILLECourthouse and Hanging jail4th of July CelebrationChristmas Candlelight Parade and Santa on the SquareWestern Fun Events
CONROELake Conroe (water activities)Southern Empress Paddlewheel BoatJ Mar Farms • Heritage Museum of Montgomery CountyRenaissance Festival Sam Houston National Forest
HUNTSVILLESam Houston Statue & Visitor CenterSam Houston Memorial Museum ComplexTexas Prison Museum & Gibbs-Powell MuseumHuntsville State ParkIllusionary Murals Downtown
CROCKETTOldest County in Texas5th Oldest City Mission Tejas St. Hist. Pk.Davy Crockett National Forest
HOUSTONSpace Center HoustonAstroworld/WaterworldGulf Greyhound ParkHouston Zoo & Hermann ParkNEW: Children's Museum, Museum ofNatural Science Butterfly Exhibit
Winnipeg, Canada to Galveston Island
US 75
Airlineroute fromCanada tothe Gulf
CEDAR CREEK LAKERetirement MeccaWater Recreation HeavenEasy Country Living / Full City ServicesWildflower Trails / ArtistsNear Canton / Athens / Dallas
McKINNEYTexas’ second largest historic discrictDowntown Courthouse Square ShoppingChestnut Square Historic DistrictHeard Natural Science Museum & WildlifeSanctuaryMayfair, Forever Free, HarvestFest,Dickens of a Christmas &Holiday Homes Tour
DENISONRed River Railroad Museum Fall Festival Eisenhower's Birth PlaceLake TexomaFrontier VillageT.V. Munson VineyardsKaty Depot (Restaurants) Shopping in Main St. District.
DURANTChoctaw Nation OklahomaHeadquartersSoutheastern Oklahoma State UniversityChoctaw Bingo PalaceShakesperian Festival
US 82 begins on the Atlantic Oceanat Brunswick, GA, comes across theSouth, enters Texas from Arkansas,and travels along Texas’ Red RiverValley opposite the Choctaw IndianNation in Oklahoma and finallyends in Las Cruces, NM. “Hoss”
Cartwright was born along this route. It goes pastarsenals, ranches, imported Italian fountains, earlycattle baron Chisum’s monument, Indian forts, “Mr.Sam” Rayburn's home and museum, grainfields, a
giant lake's shores, Ike's birthplace, and connectswith the California Trails’ beginnings. US 67 beginsin Sabula, Iowa, near Chicago, and ends in Presidio,Texas, on the Mexican border. From the piney woodson the Arkansas-Texas state line to the western grandprairie: see an arsenal of peaches and blueberries andold homes, record bass lakes, music boxes and amuseum to dairying, trails of autumn, outlets,antiques, chocolate-covered fruit cakes, salutes tocotton days, rodeos, skyscrapers, movie studios andwax museums.
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DAINGERFIELDDaingerfield State ParkCaptian Daingerfield DaysDogwoods & Wildflowers-SpringFall Foliage-Fall
Early gateway to Texas with connections to the California Trail
HOPE, ARK.President Bill Clinton's birthplace
NEW BOSTONBowie County CourthousePioneer Days Christmas - East Texas Style Genealogical SectionNew Boston Public Library
Historic Homes New Boston Youth Sports Complex
KIAMICHI COUNTRYWhere Oklahoma’s Day BeginsBeavers Bend State ParkGrant’s Bluegrass FestivalHugo Heritage Railroad & Depo MuseumCircus City USA-HugoMountain Eco-system
PITTSBURGEzekiel Airship1904 Methodist ChurchWitness Park & Prayer TowerThe Rural Heritage MuseumHome of Pilgrim Pride andHome of Pittsburg Hot Links
HOPE, ARK.President Bill Clinton'sbirthplace
GREENVILLEMary of Puddin Hill/Spring FlingChristmas Train ExpressSpecialty ShoppingCentral Christian Stained GlassAmerican Cotton MuseumCotton Jubilee/Cotton Is King
SULPHUR SPRINGSSouthwest Dairy Center & MuseumLeo St. Clair Music Box CollectionHopkins County Heritage Museum &Park Location: between Lake Fork & Cooper Lake State ParkFactory Outlets & Antiques
MOUNT VERNONLake Cypress Springs/Over 50 historic homesHistorical Museum & Visitor’s CenterMain St. City-Downtown square and gazeboUnique shopping and dining
ROCKWALLGoliad Place Shops/AntiquesChampionship Golf CourseDowntown SquareTexas Queen (Cruise Paddlewheeler)Lake Ray Hubbard-Fishing and Sailing
WINNSBOROAutumn TrailsArts & Crafts ShowRiders Campout,Stew,BarndanceAntique Car ParadeTrades Day & Swap Meet
BONHAMFort Inglish Village • Fannin County Museum of HistorySam Rayburn House MuseumSam Rayburn LibraryRed River Trails through WineCountry
PARISSam Bell Maxey HouseBack Side of NowhereAntique MallsGreat AccommodationsParis Jr. CollegeHayden’s Museum
of American Art
DENISONSee US 75
SHERMANSee US 75
Brunswick, GA to Las Cruces, NM
Sabula, Iowa to Presidio, Texas
US 82US 67
QUITMANSee US 69 and US 80
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JACKSONVILLELove's Lookout ParkTops in Texas RodeoTexas Basket CompanyJacksonville Candy Co.Tomato FestLake Jacksonville
RUSKTexas State RailroadJim Hogg State ParkRusk State ParkFootbridge GardenEastex Farms
PALESTINETexas State RailroadDavey Dogwood Park (Home ofDogwood Trails Festival)Museum for East Texas CultureHistoric Driving & Walking ToursAntiquing
TYLERTyler Rose MuseumCaldwell Zoo - Rose GardenAzalea Trails - Rose Festival
LUFKINSee US 59
WOODVILLEHeritage Village MuseumSee US 190
HARDIN COUNTYThe Big Thicket NationalPreservePark Rangers, info stationSix Museums State Park
Boat toursCanoeing
PORT ARTHURSee Hug the Coast
MINEOLASee US 80
LINDALESee US 80
BEAUMONTSee US 90
DURANTDENISON,SHERMAN See US 75
QUITMANLake ForkAntiques,Restaurants,MotelsGov. Hogg Shrine
GREENVILLE See US 67
Red River Valley, through piney woods to the Golden Triangle on the Gulf Coast
US 69 begins in Albert Lea,Minnesota and ends in PortArthur, Texas. Passingthrough Choctaw country it
enters Texas at giant Lake Texoma, passesthrough Red River Valley towns, downthrough breadbasket blacklands to bakeriesand outlets and antique malls, into the pineywoods, with dogwoods, azaleas and rose-fields, and Civil War camps, to high look-
outs and Cherokee Indian history, and foot-bridges and Texas' antique railroad, to the ElCamino Real's highest town. Midway, ittravels on through national forests past aforest museum and great lakes to the BigThicket and its wild orchids, quaint villages,and canoeing streams. Irrigation channelslead to the rice fields, and to cities withmuseums and Cajun influence where theNeches and Sabine rivers run to the sea.
US 69
Albert Lea, Minnesota to Port Arthur, Texas
US 80, in the early 1900’sknown as the Dixie-Overland Highway, startsat Tybee Island near
Savannah, GA, on the Atlantic, and aftera scenic and exciting route across sevenstates ends at Mission Beach in SanDiego, CA on the Pacific. It was firstcalled “The Shortest and Only YearRound Ocean-to-Ocean Highway”. One
of its most interesting segments is fromShreveport to Dallas. You could drive itin three hours on I-20, but you wouldmiss Old South towns, antique capitals,the world’s largest trades day, rose gar-dens, a museum to the great East TexasOil Field, mysterious Caddo Lake withSpanish moss and cypress decor, hillsand yams and peaches, and tributes toJim Reeves and Tex Ritter.
Lake O'The Pines
LakeHawkins
LakeTawakoni
River
Little C
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Bayou Caddo
Lake
LakeCherokee
Martin
Lake
Sabine
LakeGladewater
LakeTyler
Sabine
LakeHolbrook
LakeTylerEast
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LakeRay Hubbard
GrapevineLake
TrinityE
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Red
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Bayo
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Tyler Kilgore
Athens
Canton
Lewisville
Jefferson
31
Hawkins
BigSandy
Gladew
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Mineola
De Soto
Lancaster
Farmers
Branch
Grand Prairie
Duncanville
Gilmer
BossierCity
De Berry
Edgewood Grand
SalineForneyTerrell
Wills Point
RockwallPlano
Lindale
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CANTONFirst Monday Trade DaysWestern Swing FestivalAntique Car Swap MeetBlue Grass FestivalCanton Civic CenterOld Mill MarketplaceEast Gate Marketplace
ROCKWALLGoliad Place Shops/Antiques
Championship Golf CourseDowntown SquareTexas Queen (CruisePaddlewheeler)Lake Ray Hubbard-Fishingand Sailing
LINDALERetirement Mecca Good Country LivingI-20/US 69 Rest StopsAntiques/CraftsK-Mart Regional Dist. Ctr.Halfway Between Dallas& Shreveport - near TylerSanta Land
KILGOREEast Texas Oil MuseumRangerette ShowcaseWorld’s Richest AcreTexas Shakespeare FestivalShakespeare Garden
LONGVIEWGregg County Historical MuseumDowntown ShopsAlleyfestBalloon RaceLight Up Longview
MARSHALLPottery Capital of the World.Wonderland of LightsStagecoach DaysFireant FestivalHistorical Homes/Museum
SHREVEPORT BOSSIERLouisiana DownsAmerican Rose CenterR.W. Norton Art GalleryEighth Air Force MuseumLouisiana State ExhibitMuseumDockside Riverboat CasinosLibbey’s Glass Factory Outlet
HAWKINSTexas Pancake CapitalOil Field FestivalNear Holly Ranch, LakeHawkins Trades DayJarvis Christian College
TYLERTyler Rose Museum Caldwell ZooRose Garden Azalea TrailsRose Festival
BIG SANDYAnnie Potter’s Victorian VillageAnnie Potter’s Tea Room andRestaurant/Bed & BreakfastAnnie Potter’s Pecan
Festival/Doll Show
GLADEWATERAntique Capital of East TexasGladewater Roundup RodeoEast Texas Gusher DaysArts and Crafts FestivalLee Daffodil Gardens
GILMEREast Texas Yamboree Cherokee Rose FestivalAntique Shops and MallsFairgrounds/RV ParkInternational PossumHistoric Upshur MuseumUpshur County Civic Center
GRAND SALINESalt PalaceGrand Saline LibraryAlexander Campbell OutletMorton Salt MineRailroad Caboose
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LibertyDayton
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BrookshireSealy
ChapelHill
RoundTop
FayettevilleFayetteville
Frelsburg
Rosenberg
RichmondGeorge RanchHistorical Park
NASAPasadena
WebsterLeagueLeague City City
PortWinnieStowell
Anahuac
High Island
Arthur
Nederland
BEAUMONT
Saratoga
Hempstead
Galveston
SAN ANTONIO
Lumberton
Columbus
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Lake CharlesTX INFO
CTR
Super GatorTours
WallisvilleHeritage Park
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Bolivar Peninsula
BEAUMONTMcFaddin Ward HouseSpindletop Gladys City
Boom TownBig Thicket National PreserveTexas Energy MuseumYMBL Rodeo
BROOKSHIRETexas Wildflower CountryLotus FestivalFiestas PatriasKoi FestivalHoliday Christmas Light FestivalJuneteenth CelebrationJuly 4th Freedom FestivalConvention Center
BRENHAMBlue Bell CreameriesWashington-on-the-Brazos State ParkNew: Pleasant Hill Winery Antiques and Downtown ShopsAntiques Rose EmporiumMonastery of St. Clare Miniature Horse FarmFestivals and Special Events MonthlyHistoric Home Tours
LIBERTYLiberty BellLiberty JubileeSam Houston Library
Research CenterCountry ChristmasCleveland/Partlow Home ORANGE
The Stark Museum of ArtSuper Gator ToursThe W.H. Stark HouseFirst Presbyterian ChurchFrances Ann Lutcher Theater
for the Performing ArtsHeritage House Museum
COLUMBUSDowntown Historic DistrictBeasons Park on the Colorado1886 Stafford Opera HouseMagnolia Homes Tour in MayChristmas on the Colorado
LAKE CHARLESCreole Nature TrailHistoric Charpentier DistrictCottage Shops • Museums •Galleries • Horse Racing •Riverboats • Gaming
San Diego, California to Savannah, Georgia
Jacksonville, Florida to San Diego, California
GONZALESLexington of Texas HistoricHistoric SquaresMuseumsPioneer VillageHome Tours
Early transcontinentalroute from Jacksonville,Florida, to San Diego,California. Known as the
Old Spanish Trail, in the 1920s it had40 miles of ferries. Paralleling I-10, inLouisiana it has riverboat casinos and aland-based casino, and from theLouisiana line it passes through TexasCajun Country and the lower part of the
Big Thicket, and through its ports hasties to the Gulf of Mexico. It has theSpindletop tradition, birding, salt andfreshwater fishing, alligator tales,nature trails, canoeing, great museums,a Liberty bell, the nation’s fourthlargest city, NASA, and westwardenters the bluebonnet country with itssnow geese, German-Czech influencein foods, music, and on to San Antonio.
Ocean to ocean …
Coast to coast …
RICHMONDThe George Ranch Historical Park
US 90US 80
LAKE O’THE PINES Scenic BeautyGreat Recreational
ServicesAll-around Fishery18,700 acresHome of the biggestfish story ever told
HOUSTONSpace Center HoustonAstroworld/WaterworldGulf Greyhound ParkHouston Zoo & Hermann ParkNEW: Children's Museum, Museum ofNatural Science Butterfly Exhibit
QUITMANSee US 69 • US 67
GRANDPRAIRIETraders VillagePalace of Wax &Ripley’s Believe It or NotSix FlagsHurricane HarborLone Star Park atGrand Praire
ETTA’s Leslie K.Rosserfinds the first and last OldHwy 80 sign in San Diego.
GrovesNederlandPort Arthur(See Hug The Coast Highway)
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RefugeAnahuacNat'l Wildlife
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Crystal BeachCaplen
Gilchrist
Super GatorsTours
Texas InformationCenter
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Travel theHUG THE COASTHIGHWAYFrom LOUISIANAto the RIO GRANDE VALLEY
PORT ARTHURMuseum of Gulf CoastFour Historical Homes on Lake Shore DrivePleasure Island FestivalsLighthouse on IslandCharter Fishing
BOLIVAR PENINSULAVacation HomesBeachcombingFresh Seafood BirdingFishing
NEDERLANDWindmill MuseumLa Maison Acadienng
MuseumHeritage FestivalChristmas on Boston
GROVESPecan FestivalHolly FestRainbow BridgeYouth Festival/Parade
On this beautiful drive you will find Gulfports with connections to the world, miles ofuncrowded beaches, deep sea fishing, rice fields, seagoing ships, historic cities, comfortable accommodations, many interestingevents and activities.
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Jasper
De Ridder
WoodvilleLeggett
GoodrichShepherd
Lees
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Livingston
Coldspring
Onalaska
Heritage Village Museum
HuntsvilleSam Houston Statue
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GREAT LAKESINDIANSBIG THICKETHISTORYWILD AZALEA CANYONNATIONAL FORESTS
JASPERFishing on Lake Sam RayburnGolf (2 Country Clubs)Antique/Speciality Shops/RestaurantsMotels/Bed & BreakfastHiking/Camping National ForestHistorical Places
NEWTONButterfly Capital of AmericaWild Azalea CanyonCourt House Christmas
LightsButterfly House
Bed & Breakfast
WINNIERice FestivalBest Western Motel
Rayburn CountryResort & CountryClub
JasperBest Western InnCasa Ole’ RestaurantChateau InnJasper’s Restaurant
Bed & Breakfast
WOODVILLEThe Big ThicketAllan Shivers Library &Museum
Heritage Village MuseumAntique MallLake Tejas Golf CourseBird Sanctuary
ALABAMA & COUSHATTA INDIAN RESERVATIONLand Rover Bus Tours Through the BigThicket National PreserveExciting Trip Aboard an Authentic TrainTribal Dances; Indian CraftsmenGift Shop, RestaurantLake TombigbeeCampgrounds, RV ParkFishing, Swimming,Camping, Hiking Trails
A scenic route with man-made reservoirs known nation-ally for their fishing and facilities, four national forestswith 25 developed recreational areas, the Big Thicket,described as the “biological crossroads of NorthAmerica”, home of 20 species of wild orchids, an Indianreservation near the heart of it, and a village that cele-brates the history of the Thicket.
GALVESTON Historic Strand District; Texas SeaportMuseum/Tall Ship Elissa; RailroadMuseum; Festivals - Mardi Gras andDicken’s on the StrandMoody Mansion & MuseumThe Grand 1894 Oprea House
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UPPER COASTAL PLAIN
Old San Antonio Road
(El Camino Real)Old San Antonio Road(El Camino Real)
Newton
Burkeville
To K
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To Natchez MS
Singer
Kisatchie
KisatchieNationalForest
HoneyIsland
Nacogdoches
Henderson
Jefferson
Marshall
Linden
ARKANSAS
LOUISIANA
Carthage
Tenaha
Timpson
Logansport
Natchitoches
BossierCity
Joaquin
De Berry
Uncertain
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JasperDe Ridder
Woodville Kirbyville
Kountze
Silsbee
Lumberton
PortArthur
Nede
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Groves
Saratoga
SourLake
Lake Charles
Liberty
Beaumont
TravelInfo Center
Gulf of Mexico
Alabama andCoushatta
IndianReservation
Hillister
Big ThicketVisitor Station
Mansfield
Zwolle
Milam
Hemphill
Shelb
yville
Toledo BendTouristCenter
PleasureIsland
WinnieStowell
Moss Hill
Vinton
Mt Enterprise
Tatum
Kildare
Mooringsport
Pineland
Batson
Vivian
SanAugustine
Merryville
Converse
Grand Bayou
Pleasant Hill
Civil War Battlefield
Super GatorTours
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Broaddus
Zavalla
Colmesneil
Douglassville
Hughes Springs
Avinger
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ShreveportSee U.S. 80/I-20.
TenahaNorthern Terminus of U.S. 96Shelby County Chicken ProducerJuly 4th Celebration
TimpsonFrontier Days-July
CarthageSee U.S. 59
Bossier CitySee U.S. 80/I-20.
NatchitochesHistoryMovie locationsMelrose PlantationCity of Lights at Christmason Cane River
DeSoto ParishMansfield - Parish County SeatGrand Cane - Antiques Logansport - Sabine River CityCivil War Battlefield/Reenactment
CenterSee U.S. 59
San AugustineOldest Anglo City in TexasMission Dolores Visitor CenterHistoric SquareHistoric Cullen House & MuseumHistoric Homes RV Park across from Mission siteToledo Bend/Sam Rayburn
Sabine ParishManySee El Camino Real ad
FlorienHodges GardensEmerald Hills
Golf Resort
JasperFishing on Lake Sam RayburnGolfAngelina National ForestAntique/SpecialtyHistoric Places
BeaumontSee U.S. 90/I-10
LumbertonNeches River Boat/Canoe Tours
KinderGrand CasinoCoushatta
DeQuincyRailroad MuseumAcadiana TrailAntiques
Lake CharlesSee U.S. 90/I-10
Port ArthurSee Hug the CoastHighwayOrange
See U.S. 90/I-10
Vernon ParishLeesvilleCanoe CountryFort Polk • NatureToledo BendAntiques
Beauregard ParishDe RidderCanoe CountryOldest USOHistorical sitesDoll Festival • NatureAntiquesCivil War Reenactment
U.S. 96 inTexas and U.S.171 inLouisiana runparallel to theTexas-Louisiana state line.
Winter Texans know this routewell, traveling through
Oklahoma mountains (Kiamichi Country) on theIndian Nation Turnpike to Hugo, then down toParis, TX, the northern terminus of TX 19, downto the southern terminus on I-45 at Huntsville.This route travels through special East Texascities as Paris, Sulphur Springs, Canton, Athens,Palestine, Crockett and Huntsville, full of muse-ums, great shopping, Sam Houston Statue.
TX 19 All Dallas can head for the
Piney Woods by exiting
I-45 in southeast Dallas on a four-lane highway
that carries travelers along a very scenic high
road by a retirement mecca, Cedar Creek Lake,
through Athens to the southern terminus in
Jacksonville. From there, the beautiful piney
woods and interesting cities beckon from all
directions.
US 175
TENEHA TO PORT ARTHUR,TEXAS
SHREVEPORT TO LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA
Paris to Huntsville Dallas to Jacksonville