Before highways were given numbers, organizations of community leaders bestowed names upon roads of national and local importance in cooperation with state and provincial officials. Some roads were named for the places they connected; some honored political and military leaders; some commemorated local landmarks or historical figures; and some just recieved pleasantsounding or unique names. A few of the trails achieved national or international fame, and allowed adventurous people to get from coast to coast if the mood struck them. Others performed the same duties at a more localized level, showing drivers the way from the city to the mountain resorts and back.

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