This week's Throwback Thursday takes us back to April 2007. This is a
rather unique concrete sign for the Shunpike, which is a county road in
Dutchess County, New York (Dutchess CR 57 for those playing at home).
The sign was along the eastbound lanes of US 44 east of Millbrook, and
at last check, they are still there. Over time, some of the letters on
the sign have fallen off, but you may be able to make out that
Stanfordville is 7 miles away. I believe that the other town in question
is Bangall.
Sargent is a ghost town and siding of the Southern Pacific Railroad located in southern Santa Clara County. The original alignment of US Route 101 was aligned through Sargent via what is now known as Old Monterey Road. Sargent was bypassed gradually due to shifts of the alignment of US Route 101 which occurred during 1941 and 1950. Pictured as the blog cover is a view on Old Monterey Road which is now no longer accessible to the general public. Below is a scan of the 1935 Division of Highways Map of Santa Clara County which depicts the original alignment US Route 101 through Sargent. Part 1; the history of US Route 101 in Sargent Sargent lies on land which was once part of Rancho Juristac. During 1856 James P. Sargent purchased Rancho Juristac and plotted what was known as Sargent Ranch. By 1869 the Southern Pacific Railroad coast line reached the relocated town site of Gilroy. The Southern Pacific Railroad coast line would be constructed through Chittenden Pass by 1871 whic
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