From the November 23, 2016, MidWeek (DeKalb County, Illinois) "Looking Back."
1916, 100 Years Ago.
"Monsday was a big day at Carlton (Illinois). Some forty teams and forty shovelers gathered there for the big job of unloading fifteen carloads of gravel and placing same on the road. The Northwestern railroad gave the gravel to be placed on the road running east from Carlton as far as the new concrete road.
"This gives a good road the entire distance from Waterman to Carlton.
The farmers will now have less difficulty getting their products to a convenient railroad. The work was almost entirely donated by public spirited people.
Imagine Railroads Helping Roadbuilding. Kind of Backfired. --RoadDog
RoadDog's RoadLog Blog: Being my travels down those great two lane highways of this nation as well as news I learn about them from media sources. Since I'm also very interested in historic preservation, there will be a lot of that as well.
The Shamrock Court Motel in Sullivan, Missouri. It can be yours for $125,000. Lots of possibilities. Actually, now you're too late. Missouri's Roamin' Rich bought it.
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