“In 1903, American transportation was in the middle of a transformation. Cyclists in the Great Roads Movement have been advocating for greater intercity roads, but it was nevertheless more than five years prior to Michigan constructed the country’s 1st concrete highway. Outdoors of cities, roads were still produced of mud and gravel, and the train was nonetheless the fastest way to travel in between cities. Trains came hardly ever adequate, though, that Wyman could ride along their tracks with no fear. For the 1st half of his journey, most of the locations he stopped had just a scattering of buildings, constructed by the railroads to serve crews and passengers. He even caught sight of a couple of households still traveling in covered wagons.”
Fantastic story on Atlas Obscura is here.
George Wyman was the first guy to ride a motorcycle across the U.S., 113 years ago.
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