March 11, 2024
1930s Porcelain Stock Trail Highway Sign From Old California Ranch- Historical!!
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U p for auction is a true piece of history. This 1930s porcelain Stock Trail Sign came from a very old ranch located in California. Very few of these signs are around today. These are among some of the rarest American Highway signs you will find.H ere is some history on the signAfter the new and parallel Highway 40 opened in 1926, Caltrans decided that this old public highway could be used as a "stock trail" to keep livestock off of the new highway. In those days and up into the 1950s, livestock was herded along highways to greener pastures, but often caused car accidents. Throughout the state, as new highways were being built, any old parallel highways were designated as "stock trails." This designation did not restrict the road's use to only livestock, but simply added a new public use. USGS maps continued to label (and still do) the old road to the summit as "Jeep Trail" or "Emigrant Trail."T he bullet holes on the sign might be from some rancher shooting at a famous outlaw from the old days that was herding cattle through his property.S ign measures 24" X 18"S ee pics for detailsS pecial No reserve auction
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