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  2. Texas state highway system - Wikipedia

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    By 1967, the highway system controlled 66,000 miles (106,000 km) of highway. [5] In 1984, US 66 was replaced by I-40 and the US 66 designation was removed from the state highway system the following year. [6] In 1992, the 3,200 miles (5,100 km) of Interstate Highway System in Texas was completed with the opening of a six-mile (9.7 km) section ...

  3. Freedom Riders National Monument - Wikipedia

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    The Freedom Riders National Monument is one of three National Monuments that was designated by presidential proclamation of President Obama on January 12, 2017. The second was the Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument and the third, the Reconstruction Era National Historical Park, was re-designated as a National Historical Park on March 12 ...

  4. Freedom Riders - Wikipedia

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    The Freedom Riders challenged this status quo by riding interstate buses in the South in mixed racial groups to challenge local laws or customs that enforced segregation in seating. The Freedom Rides, and the violent reactions they provoked, bolstered the credibility of the American Civil Rights Movement. They called national attention to the ...

  5. Freedom Highways campaign - Wikipedia

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    Freedom Highways campaign, or Freedom Highways project, was a 1962 project by Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) to seek racial desegregation of hotels and restaurants located in U.S. states along the southeastern seaboard. [1]

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  7. List of state highways in Texas - Wikipedia

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    The Texas State Highway system was established in 1917 to create a structured network of roads that would enhance connectivity and support economic development across the state. The initial system included 22 state highways, many of which followed pre-existing trails and trade routes.

  8. 1939 general re-description of highway system (Texas)

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    Goose Island State Park Park Road 13: designated August 31, 1939 as State Highway 319, 35A, or 35 Spur before the renumbering? Loops and Spurs: Uvalde Spur 1: 3 Spur; Waco Loop 2: 2 Bypass (alternate route of 2 on 1937 map) New Braunfels Loop 3: 2 Bypass; Buda Loop 4: 2 Loop; Kyle Loop 5: 2 Loop; Kirkland Loop 6: 5 Loop

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