Comments on: Landmark-snarfing at Markeroni

By: Linda

Linda — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 16:24:21 +0000

Heh. Getting away from the computer makes life 3-dimensional.

My pleasure.

By: Seafarer

Seafarer — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 14:06:19 +0000

Hi Linda, Hi Mike,

Gee, get away from the computer for a day and people move in, sit down and start visiting!

Thanks to both of you for the suggestions; Mike, I think my Mom may actually have that book, so I’ll have to go see if I can borrow it from her….

By: Linda

Linda — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 17:56:27 +0000

Mike (and others): Cool! Actually, there is a series of WhyStop–off the top of my head, Texas, Mississippi and California, at the very least. There are also many guide books for the various states, and some of them put their links online. If you check the Markeroni Resources pages (I linked to it from this comment) you can find links to many of them (both online listings of markers and books)–where they exist.

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 14:22:53 +0000

For travelers in Texas, there’s a wonderful book called “Why Stop?: Texas Roadside Markers: A Guide to Texas Historical Roadside Markers, 5th Edition” by Betty Dooley. Time-stressed travelers can get the scoop on historical markers without actually having to stop and read. The book’s available at Amazon and other places for under $20.

By: Linda

Linda — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 22:16:49 +0000

Wow–what a lovely write-up! Thank you so very much.

Here’s a tip: next time you see a historical marker, just photograph it and read the text later. That way, you get the benefits of the history *and* it’s a lot quicker. I find that they can help to put some of the places I go in context. For example, last year I rode around Nevada for a month, ostensibly to find historical markers, and it helped to “place” the other pictures I took if I had a marker in the middle.