man ) ▁( 2 0 1 8 , ▁Cambridge ▁University ▁Press ) ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Profile ▁on ▁Lo y ola ▁University ▁Chicago ' s ▁website ▁ ▁CV ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 4 5 ▁birth s ▁Category : American ▁medieval ists ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁Chicago ▁al umn i ▁Category : Lo y ola ▁University ▁Chicago ▁fac ulty <0x0A> </s> ▁" A ▁T omb stone ▁Every ▁M ile " ▁is ▁a ▁song ▁written ▁by ▁Dan ▁Ful k erson ▁and ▁recorded ▁by ▁American ▁country ▁music ▁artist ▁Dick ▁Cur less . ▁It ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁as ▁the ▁lead ▁single ▁from ▁the ▁album ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name . ▁The ▁song ▁stayed ▁at ▁number ▁five ▁for ▁two ▁weeks ▁and ▁spent ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁sevent een ▁weeks ▁on ▁the ▁chart . ▁The ▁song ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁" H ay nes ville ▁Wood s ", ▁an ▁area ▁around ▁the ▁small ▁town ▁of ▁Hay nes ville ▁in ▁A ro ost ook ▁County ▁in ▁northern ▁Maine ▁noted ▁for ▁many ▁autom obile ▁crashes . ▁T ruck ▁drivers ▁would ▁ship ▁pot atoes ▁to ▁market ▁in ▁Boston ▁and ▁a ▁dangerous ▁hair pin ▁turn ▁in ▁the ▁route ▁through ▁Hay nes ville ▁was ▁the ▁insp iration ▁for ▁the ▁song . ▁ ▁Chart ▁performance ▁ ▁Cover ▁versions ▁Nick ▁L owe ▁released ▁a ▁live ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁song ▁on ▁his ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁album , ▁U nt ouch ed ▁Take away . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 6 5