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    It occurred to me that these arrows pointed only in one direction. Was it east to west or west to east? Shouldn't have been too difficult to follow them regardless of which way they pointed, but they obviously were not pointed on both ends. I also wonder if there were any north-south or south-north airmail routes that used them?

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    Quote Originally Posted by dewi8095 View Post
    It occurred to me that these arrows pointed only in one direction. Was it east to west or west to east? Shouldn't have been too difficult to follow them regardless of which way they pointed, but they obviously were not pointed on both ends. I also wonder if there were any north-south or south-north airmail routes that used them?

    Don

    That's why we should build a complete station at pioneer village to tell the story!

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    Quote Originally Posted by dewi8095 View Post
    It occurred to me that these arrows pointed only in one direction. Was it east to west or west to east? Shouldn't have been too difficult to follow them regardless of which way they pointed, but they obviously were not pointed on both ends. I also wonder if there were any north-south or south-north airmail routes that used them?

    Don
    According to the book General Airway Information, published by US Department Of Commerce, 1931, "The beacon lights are numbered from west to east or south to north, depending on the general direction of the airway, the number corresponding in each case to the nearest 10-mile interval."

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    http://www.messynessychic.com/2013/1...cross-america/
    http://surveymarks.planetzhanna.com/...t-eastern-u-s/
    http://surveymarks.planetzhanna.com/...t-western-u-s/
    Here is another article about the markers and links to the locations of all of the markers including lat/long coordinates.

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