I know that U of West Florida (Penscola) Special Collections has some of the old Florida Highway magazines with articles about it. Have you ever used PERSI to look for articles. (Periodical Source Index)? Subject: Old Spanish Trail Across Alabama > Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2001 08:08:03 EDT > From: Orangedemise@cs.com > To: AL-MOBILEBAY-L@rootsweb.com > > Dear Fellow Researchers: > > I am currently researching the 1920s Old Spanish Trail (OST) > transcontinental highway between St. Augustine, FL, and San Diego, CA, that > crossed Alabama on what is now old US 90. I am inquiring whether any of your > historical societies or local archives may have information on this early > private > highway. > > Though headquartered in San Antonio, TX, the OST Association had its first > meeting in Mobile in December of 1915, where the highway was conceived to > revive the city with a lateral connection to the east and west. Like many > other important towns along the OST, there was probably a great deal of > highway boosterism occurring during this period, with articles in > the newspapers proclaiming the anticipated benefits of the highway, and > often accompanied by the production of handsome tourist brochures and maps and > roadside markers. Any information on the Old Spanish Trail's historic and > current presence in Mobile and Alabama will be appreciated. Thank you. > > John W. Murphey > Architectural Historian > New Mexico State Historic Preservation Division > 228 East Palace Avenue, Room 320 > Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501 > jmurphey@oca.state.nm.us -- L. L. Scott, IBSSG - NW Florida L. L. Scott's Virtual Office: http://www.geocities.com/~llscott/ Peace: http://home.att.net/~llscott2000/Peace/index.htm