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 Re: Old (abandoned) Texas roads
[Re: txtrophy85]
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01/20/20 01:28 PM
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Our resident sage on here sent me a link to a 1940 map. It was Hwy 83 and the current Hwy 83 is "Proposed Location Highway No. 4" on it. The old road is listed as "Metal Surfaced", which, after a little googling, I think means just gravel.
('Pretty cool to see a map before IH10.)
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Re: Old (abandoned) Texas roads
[Re: Creekrunner]
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01/20/20 02:23 PM
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Now if I can find an original TX83 sign from the period...wouldn't that be cool to have in the middle of my pasture. 
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Re: Old (abandoned) Texas roads
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01/20/20 04:19 PM
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bill oxner
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Now if I can find an original TX83 sign from the period...wouldn't that be cool to have in the middle of my pasture. Yep.
Quail hunting is like walking into, and out of a beautiful painting all day long. Gene Hill
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Re: Old (abandoned) Texas roads
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01/20/20 04:43 PM
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Now if I can find an original TX83 sign from the period...wouldn't that be cool to have in the middle of my pasture. can i come help??
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Re: Old (abandoned) Texas roads
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01/20/20 10:04 PM
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Some old roads with wooden support pillars have large head copper date nails in them. I have a few.
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Re: Old (abandoned) Texas roads
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01/20/20 10:22 PM
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Shoot some holes in and mark it up 200%
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Re: Old (abandoned) Texas roads
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01/20/20 11:35 PM
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Found this old doctor bill in a house I bought in Burton OH. It was for $21 from November 1937. Twenty one dollars was a lot of money during the depression. The house was built in 1860...always amazed me it pre-dated the civil war... ![[Linked Image]](https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/pics/userpics/2020/01/full-25921-215699-3e5781a0_9e1d_491c_aeeb_878b6b8b55fd.jpeg) Them yankee doctors were expensive!
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Re: Old (abandoned) Texas roads
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01/21/20 12:34 AM
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Go to the Kimble County Historical Museum http://www.junctiontexas.net/museum.html They probably have records of roads that date back to before the stagecoach era.
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