Monthly Archives: April 2012

Apr 11

Photos by the numbers: 161

Posted on Wednesday, April 11, 2012, at 7:00 AM by Jeff

December 28, 2001: AR 161 at I-40 just east of I-30. It is one of the pre-freeway segments of US 67 in central Arkansas.

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Apr 10

945* (Update: Still 946)

Posted on Tuesday, April 10, 2012, at 8:20 PM by Jeff

Clip from the first state highway map (1919) When the Iowa highway system was created in 1920, Mount Sterling was important enough that it (or the Missouri border just south) was the south end of IA 11. That only lasted … Continue reading →

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Apr 10

Photos by the numbers: 160

Posted on Tuesday, April 10, 2012, at 7:00 AM by Jeff

July 23, 2008: West end of IA 160 in Ankeny. The entire route has been inside Ankeny’s city limits nearly since creation. It was originally a connector between IA 60 and US 69, but has moved off that original piece.

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Apr 09

A Civil War clarification

Posted on Monday, April 9, 2012, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

In commemoration of the 105th anniversary of the Battle of Shiloh (April 6-7, 1862), in which many Iowa soldiers died, historian Timothy Walch corrects a statement that many people, including myself, had believed to be true. It’s reprinted here for … Continue reading →

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Apr 09

Photos by the numbers: 159

Posted on Monday, April 9, 2012, at 7:00 AM by Jeff

April 9, 2004: Old MM 159 for old US 6 east of Colfax. A few miles ahead, past these curves, is Exit 159 for I-80.

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Apr 08

Photos by the numbers: 158

Posted on Sunday, April 8, 2012, at 7:00 AM by Jeff

January 26, 2012: I-35 at the north end of I-37 in downtown San Antonio. This picture is one tiny piece of this complex interchange. At this point, we’re not even a third of the way up I-35 in Texas. I-37, … Continue reading →

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Apr 07

Photos by the numbers: 157

Posted on Saturday, April 7, 2012, at 7:00 AM by Jeff

May 19, 2004: A rural signing error near Lime Springs, at the west end of former IA 157. There’s no US 157, and even US 57 toils in obscurity. It was over 10 months after the Second Great Decommissioning, and … Continue reading →

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Apr 06

90% of the game is half mental

Posted on Friday, April 6, 2012, at 11:22 PM by Jeff

An essay on athletes, toughness, and determination by former ISU basketball player Lindsey Wilson. Just as interesting is the credit line: Wilson is a certified hypnotist.

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Apr 06

Sesquicentennial spell check

Posted on Friday, April 6, 2012, at 12:22 PM by Jeff

The Buffalo Bill Cody home is not necessarily one of Iowa’s best-known historic sites, but it is a notable connection to the history of the West. William Frederick “Buffalo Bill” Cody only lived here for three years, though, and his family … Continue reading →

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Apr 06

Photos by the numbers: 156

Posted on Friday, April 6, 2012, at 7:00 AM by Jeff

June 27, 2009: DE 1 and US 13 cross for the last time in northern Delaware. There are four different states represented on these two signs: Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and New York. Delaware was my 47th state visited — … Continue reading →

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