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Across the Trackless Land, in This Week’s Open Thread

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Alice Huyler Ramsey (1887-1983) in 1909. Asphalt roads were a rarity and repairs frequent during the pioneer cross-country drive of Alice Huyler Ramsey in 1909. Shown here changing a tire on her green Maxwell
Alice Huyler Ramsey, shown here in 1909 changing a tire on her Maxwell.

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On this day in 1909, Alice Huyler Ramsey became the first woman to drive across United States after arriving in San Francisco at the wheel of a 30-horsepower Maxwell touring car. You may use the comment thread on this page to discuss the particulars of her journey or to pursue other points of freewheeling, off-topic discourse.

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