Bankhead Highway

The words

1. Bisbee

   Arizona town in the adopted 1920 western route.

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2. Dallas

   Texas city crossed by the Bankhead Highway.

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3. Deep Ellum

   Dallas neighborhood on a 1920s Bankhead alignment.

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4. Deming

   New Mexico town in the adopted 1920 western route.

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5. El Centro

   California town in the adopted 1920 western route.

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6. John Bankhead

   Senator honored in the highway’s name.

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7. Lordsburg

   New Mexico town in the adopted 1920 western route.

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8. Mineral Wells

   Texas city hosting the 1919 route convention.

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9. Pathfinders

   Scouting parties sent to investigate the highway route.

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10. Phoenix

    Arizona city in the adopted 1920 western route.

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11. Rountree

    J.A. Rountree, highway association secretary.

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12. San Diego

    California endpoint of the Bankhead route.

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13. Tombstone

    Arizona town in the adopted 1920 western route.

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14. Tucson

    Arizona city in the adopted 1920 western route.

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15. Yuma

    Arizona crossing community on the adopted western route.

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