Road building in Oskaloosa, Iowa began towards the very end of the 19th Century. As time progressed, road building became more prevalent, especially with the creation of the automobile, which generated thousands of miles worth of road construction…
Pictured here in this photograph is work being done in order to pave Oskaloosa, Iowa's first modern day road for automobile use. Prior to this, the horse and buggy were the common method of transportation used in the community, as it was across all…