In Iowa in 1910, as in most places at the time, the utility of the recently-introduced automobile was severely hampered by the deplorable mud roads which were the norm. Instead of expecting Washington to cure the problem, ten thousand farmers organized a massive voluntary road building effort and turned out across the state at 9:00 one morning. They completed a 380-mile paved highway from the east border of the state to the west in one hour. However, it took the rest of the day before they were able to finish installing all of the signs so that the road was ready to use.
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