BRATTLEBORO — Soon after becoming President of the United States in January of 1953, Dwight D. Eisenhower proposed that the federal government build a $50 billion Interstate Highway System. Eisenhower had seen the German Autobahn while fighting raged in Germany during WWII. The United States needed a similar system to unite remote areas of the country and connect major cities. It could also be used to move America’s military forces throughout the country, and its construction would provide jobs and bring economic prosperity. Automobile tourism would enrich outlying areas, and a comfortable suburban life would become possible for the working class. This was the thinking that led to the Interstate Highway System – today known as the Eisenhower Interstate Highway System.
Shawn Mullins Returns with Soul’s Core Revival & Live Brattleboro Show at Stone Church
Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Shawn Mullins comes to Brattleboro’s Stone Church on Wednesday, October 8, for a special evening of acoustic storytelling and Americana songcraft. Best known for his 1998 breakout hit “Lullaby” and the AAA chart-topper “Beautiful Wreck,” Mullins has built a career weaving intimate folk ballads with widescreen Americana. He’s also co-written hits like Zac Brown Band’s “Toes” and appeared in supergroup The Thorns with Matthew Sweet and Pete Droge. In recent years, Mullins revisited his breakthrough album with the Soul’s Core Revival, offering new solo and full-band interpretations of the songs that defined his career. Opening the night is...
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