When:   Saturday, May 22, 2010
                  10:30 a.m.
Where:  At the corner of Main and Sixth Street, Downtown Garland
 
 
On Saturday, May 22, the Dallas County Historical Commission and the City of Garland will dedicate the official Texas Historical Marker for the Bankhead Highway in Garland. 
 
The historic John H. Bankhead National Highway was one of the earliest American auto trails that connected Washington, D.C to San Diego, California.  This highway connects through 14 states stretching across 3,000 miles coast to coast.  Last year, Garland City Council members John Willis and Laura Perkins Cox worked with State Representative Carol Kent to officially name the Bankhead Highway a historical road.  On June 9, 2009, House Bill 2644 was passed by the House and Senate and signed into law on June 19, 2009 by Governor Rick Perry. 
 
Scheduled to attend and participate in the dedication ceremony are:  Hon. Carol Kent, Texas State Representative, District 102; Don Baynham, Dallas County Historical Commissioner; Garland Mayor Ronald E. Jones; Robert A. Smith, marker sponsor; Jerry M. Flook, historical researcher; and the Color Guard from Boy Scout Troop 57.