File:Bankhead Highway in Aledo (26715841136).jpg
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Commonly referred to as the "Broadway of America," the Bankhead Highway linked cities and towns throughout the nation as one of the first transcontinental highways of the 1920s. In the wake of the first World War, the American government sought to ensure proper defense and military transportation through an extensive national highway system. Senator John Hollis Bankhead of Alabama, along with the National Good Roads Congress, organized the Bankhead Highway Association in 1916. This paved the way for modern American tourism, commercial travel and daily transit. The Bankhead Highway extends more than 900 miles within the state of Texas, from Texarkana to El Paso, totaling about one-third of the National Road's complete length. Initially, the City of Aledo was located one mile south of the Highway, which stretched from east to west through Parker County. The route currently establishes the northern boundary of the future city limits of Aledo. The segment of the Bankhead Highway which connects Watherford to Aledo, remains the most frequently utilized and longest, continuously-named portion of the entire road. Amidst the growing addition of new housing developments, one can still find remnants of old diary farms, as well as rows of sycamore trees planted in memory of WWI veterans. Today, the Bankhead Highway represents an important transitiion from the 19th century to the modern age. It is one of the most significant infrastructure developments in American History, connection people and communities from across the nation. (2015) Marker is Property of the State of Texas (This image represents an Open Plaques entry) |
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Source | Bankhead Highway in Aledo |
Author | QuesterMark from Where the West Begins, United States |
Camera location | 32° 42′ 55.55″ N, 97° 36′ 03.02″ W | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap | 32.715430; -97.600839 |
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Camera manufacturer | Canon |
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Camera model | Canon PowerShot SX1 IS |
Exposure time | 1/160 sec (0.00625) |
F-number | f/4 |
ISO speed rating | 80 |
Date and time of data generation | 15:12, 30 April 2016 |
Lens focal length | 8.322 mm |
Altitude | 290.6 meters above sea level |
Latitude | 32° 42′ 55.55″ N |
Longitude | 97° 36′ 3.02″ W |
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Credit/Provider | questermark |
City shown | Aledo |
Horizontal resolution | 180 dpi |
Vertical resolution | 180 dpi |
Software used | paint.net 4.0.9 |
File change date and time | 15:12, 30 April 2016 |
Y and C positioning | Centered |
Exif version | 2.21 |
Date and time of digitizing | 15:12, 30 April 2016 |
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APEX shutter speed | 7.3125 |
APEX aperture | 4 |
APEX exposure bias | 0 |
Maximum land aperture | 3.625 APEX (f/3.51) |
Metering mode | Pattern |
Flash | Flash did not fire, compulsory flash suppression |
Color space | sRGB |
Custom image processing | Normal process |
Digital zoom ratio | 1 |
Exposure mode | Auto exposure |
File source | Digital still camera |
Supported Flashpix version | 1 |
Focal plane resolution unit | inches |
Focal plane X resolution | 15,933.611111111 |
Focal plane Y resolution | 11,933.701754386 |
Geodetic survey data used | WGS-84 |
GPS date | 15:12, 30 April 2016 |
GPS tag version | 2.2.0.0 |
Image width | 3,840 px |
Image height | 2,160 px |
Scene capture type | Standard |
Sensing method | One-chip color area sensor |
White balance | Auto white balance |
Contact information | questermark@yahoo.com
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Category | Texas Historical Markers |
Code for country shown | USA |
Sublocation of city shown | Aledo |
Country shown | United States |
Province or state shown | Texas |
IIM version | 4 |