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Newell Oil Company, Alpine, Texas ca. 2010

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Johnny Newell in his office at
Newell Oil Company, Alpine, Texas ca. 1968.

 

Road Log Flier

Probably sat on the counter next to a stack of road logs at one of many Newell-Gulf Service Stations. Courtesy Steven Cowell.

 This is the book that inspired me to create this website. Excerpt posted with permission of the author. This piece is from Mike Cox's Big Bend Tales, which can be ordered by visiting mikecoxauthor.com.


Cover of Book; Title: Big Bend Tales; Author: Mike Cox

Going West

1W - Del Rio to Sanderson image transcription

2W - Sanderson to Alpine image transcription

3W - Alpine to Van Horn and Marfa to Van Horn image transcription

4W - Van Horn to El Paso image transcription

5W - Pecos to Van Horn image transcription

6W - Midland and Odessa to Pecos image transcription

7W - To El Paso via Van Horn image transcription

8W - Sonora and Ozona to Ft. Stockton image transcription

 

Going East

1E - Sanderson to Del Rio image transcription

2E - Alpine to Sanderson image transcription

3E - To Del Rio via Marfa, Alpine, Sanderson image transcription

4E - El Paso to Van Horn image transcription

5E - Van Horn to Pecos image transcription

6E - Pecos to Odessa & Midland image transcription

7E - Van Horn to Ft. Stockton image transcription

8E - Fort Stockton to Ozona and Sonora image transcription

IIE - El Paso via Salt Flat to Van Horn image transcription

12E - Van horn via Davis Mountains to Alpine image transcription

 

Going North

9N - The Basin in Big Bend National Park to Alpine image transcription

10N - The Basin in Big Bend National Park to Presidio and Marfa image transcription

 

GOING south 

9S - Alpine to the Basin in Big Bend National Park image transcription

10S - Marfa to the Basin in Big Bend National Park via Presidio and Camino Del Rio image transcription