ArchivalResource
D. Ward King Road Grader Collection
1902-2005
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8c96af71f-d47b-4e1b-a06b-5bb3f2568859
Photographs, publications and correspondence related to D. Ward King's invention the King Road Drag, or the Split-Oak drag, which improved rural travel in the early 20th century by introducing a simple design and low-effort system for grading poor-quality roads. The King Road Drag was promoted heavily across the United States and Canada via the "Good Roads Campaign" originally sponsored by the railroad companies in the early decades of the twentieth century.
0.75 Cubic feet ( 2 boxes, 1 map-folder)
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Archives Center
SNAC Resource ID: 11662320
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