S. Military Corps of Topographical Engineers, was ordered from the War Department to make a govt-funded wagon road along the 35th Parallel. His secondary orders ended up to test the feasibility of using camels as pack animals inside the southwestern desert. This highway grew to become part of US 66.[9] https://t-i-new6679911.theblogfairy.com/35698118/the-definitive-guide-to-new-66