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Valley Railroad. Wagons and livestock made their way to Culpeper and the Southern Railway Company.
The Warrenton Turnpike led to the Southern Railway Company, hut a side branch of the railroad from Warrenton to Calverton was involved before it joined the main line. Trade was also carried out with Marshall, Va. Use was made of the Crest Hill Road (now Route 647) to link up with the Virginia Midland Railroad. John Gott, in his book about Marshall, notes that the bells on Rappahannock County horses hauling goods, or helping to drive cattle to the loading pens at the train depot, fascinated the children of the town.
However, a new mode of transportation was on the horizon in the period from 1900 to 1910. Automobiles had made their first appearance in cities. They were toys for the rich. They were used for pleasure driving and for that era's “extreme sports.” In 1901. an automobile hill-climbing contest was held in Peekskill, N.Y.; and from 1903, rugged transcontinental auto trips made news, as did auto races. Trucks were replacing the horse and wagon, hauling goods back and forth at three to four times the speed of a horse. Everywhere there was an outcry for “good roads.”
“Good roads” became a very popular expression, used by newspapers, magazines, by organizations, politicians, and the public in general. Cities, states, and the nation had to respond. Specifically, “good roads” meant permanent improvement, and “permanent imDrovement" meant Dave
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