University of South Carolina Scholar Commons Theses and Dissertations 12-14-2015 Main Street, America: Histories of I-95 Mark T. Evans University of South Carolina - Columbia Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/etd Part of the History Commons Recommended Citation Evans, M. T.(2015). Main Street, America: Histories of I-95. (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/ etd/3223 This Open Access Dissertation is brought to you by Scholar Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Scholar Commons. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. MAIN STREET , AMERICA HISTORIES OF I-95 by Mark T. Evans Bachelor of Arts Winthrop University, 2006 Master of Arts University of South Carolina, 2010 Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in History College of Arts and Sciences University of South Carolina 2015 Accepted by: Mark M. Smith, Major Professor Patricia Sullivan, Committee Member Kent Germany, Committee Member Robert Brinkmeyer, Committee Member Lacy Ford, Senior Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies DEDICATION To my loving and endlessly supportive wife, Johanna. You entered my life while I pursued this dream. As it becomes reality, we enter another, parenthood, together. ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Researching a dissertation, especially one requiring extensive travel, is expensive. To that end, I am extremely grateful for the support provided by the University of South Carolina History Department, the University of South Carolina Graduate School, the Institute for Southern Studies, and the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation.