Automotive
Numerous land speed records have been achieved at Bonneville, on the vast and flat natural pavement of salt: the 300, 400, 500, and 600 mile per hour land speed barrier were all broken here over the years. The Blue Flame, a rocket-powered four-wheeled vehicle, set the land speed record of 631.4...
Built in 1881, before the age of the automobile, this "oldest concrete street" in America is still in use outside the courthouse in Bellefontaine, though the street is restricted to light traffic (no trucks). A statue of the leading proponent for the paving of the street, a local cement salesman...