Meet the American who created highway rest areas, Allan Williams, small-town engineer
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Allan Williams, a highway engineer in Ionia County, Michigan, created the first roadside rest area in 1929. His simple idea became an American phenomenon.
The job fell upon the shoulders of small-town Michigan visionaries who paved the way for the automobile to leave the city and become synonymous with the open American highway. "He really was a Renaissance man." The "public … wanted the fun and freedom that came with ‘automobiling.’" William’s roadside rest area, in today’s terms, went viral. "The state highway department received more than 500 pieces of written feedback at table locations." Kerry J. Byrne is a lifestyle reporter with Fox News Digital.
Allan Williams, the first-ever highway engineer in rural Ionia County, proved perhaps the most influential among them.
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