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OZARK TRAILS When the Ozark Trails Association was organized at Monte Ne, Arkansas, on July 10, 191 3, a Little Rock newspaper reported its purpose as being to mark and promote hundreds of miles of automobile highway connecting several states. By the time the organization had ceased to exist, it had expanded to include seven states: Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and Louisiana, and it claimed six thousand miles of highway. Thus was launched a great volunteer good roads movement which pioneered the transition from horse, buggy and wagon transportation to motor driven transportation. The Ozark Trails had a distinct place in the development of the states they served. |
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In considering the value of the Ozark Trails, it must be remembered that at the time they were begun, the highways
of the country were not marked or numbered in any way, and the automobile
travelers were dependent on local information as to the best route
to follow. The work of the Ozark Trails Association for most of its life was chiefly one of educating the public to the need of better highways and roads. Millions of dollars were raised and spent on actual road improvement and construction. This money was made available from many sources - contributions in actual work, in cash by public subscription, by road district, town, county, and state aid, and by membership. To get a benefactor membership |
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