Photos by Mark M. Hancock / © The Beaumont Enterprise
A truck hauls a logging tractor along Texas FM-1 in Sabine County on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2006. The state's first farm-to-market road was paved by the state at the urging of area industries.
Sheena Williamson, 15, mows the easement by her home in Bronson, Texas as a lumber truck passes.
Pineland Route 1 carrier Sandra Creech delivers mail on Texas FM-1 in Sabine County. The road was designated as Texas FM-1 on April 23, 1941.
A log truck moves from a dirt road onto Texas FM-1. The winding road travels through former lumber towns, pine forests and farmland.
A log truck turns onto Texas FM-1 in Sabine County. The state continues to maintain the road.
A log truck passes under a railroad tressel near Pineland, Texas on Texas FM-1. Temple Lumber Co. and two gas companies initially convinced the state to pave the road and keep their trucks from being stuck in the mud.
A log truck moves along a long stretch of Texas FM-1 in Sabine County. FM-1 successfully freed farmers from muddy roads and spread the concept throughout the state.
Please read "FM 1 in East Texas piney woods is the original country road" by F.A. Krift.
2 comments:
Great series of images.
Yes, this is a very nice photo series.
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