Historical Marker Series

U.S. Route 66

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historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HMXZU_cadillac-ranch_Amarillo-TX.html
Created by Ant FarmCopyright 1974 (Lord Marquez, Michels)All Rights Reserved Stanley Marsh 3, Owner In May 2002, Cadillac Ranch, one of the most recognizable landmarks on Route 66, became the 11th landmark to be restored as part of Hampton Hotels Expl…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HMY3U_national-old-trails-hwy-route-66_Barstow-CA.html
In the early 1920's, an emigration to California started from the Midwest. Families packed up and headed West on National Old Trails Hwy., and proceeded right along Barstow's Main street. The depression and dust storms of the 1930's sent families to Califor…
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In 1857, under orders to survey a wagon road from New Mexico to California, General Edward Beale followed the 35th parallel to paths opened by Francis Aubry and Lt. A.W. Whipple. Beale's orders required importation of camels and drivers to experiment carryi…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HMY83_old-route-66_Amboy-CA.html
Perhaps no other highway in the U.S. is as fabled as old Route 66. It has been immortalized in song, literature, and even a T.V. series as the main street of America. Automobiles came early to the desert, following the railroad with its reliable water sourc…
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Emma Jean's Holland Burger Cafe a Route 66 icon has been serving up meals to locals and hungry travelers on the highway since 1947. The building was built by Bob and Kate Holland from cinder blocks manufactured at the old fiber tile plant located south of h…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HMZ3J_route-66_Arcadia-OK.html
Whether motorists called Route 66 the Ozark Trail, the Will Rogers Highway, Main Street America or the Mother Road, all remember Arcadia's Round Barn. The well-known landmark was built in 1898 by W.H. Odor. After the route was designated a national highw…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HMZ3L_andrew-hartley-payne_Claremore-OK.html
Andrew Hartley Payne (1907 - 1977) won the 1928 Great Transcontinental Footrace, began in Los Angeles 3/4/28, ended 3,422.3 miles later in NYC 5/26/28. Andy, of Cherokee ancestry, graduated from Foyil High School, served 36 years as Clerk of Oklahoma Sup…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HMZ3T_tower-building_Shamrock-TX.html
The distinctive tower building was one of many commercial structures erected in the early 1930s along new U.S. Route 66. Designed by Pampa Architect J.C. Berry, the structure was built by local entrepreneur J.M. Tindall in 1936. The Tower Building is an exc…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HMZ3W_u-s-66_Clinton-OK.html
The Oklahoma Route 66 Museum opened on September 23, 1995. The museum is operated by the Oklahoma Historical Society, and focuses on the history of Route 66. The redevelopment of the museum was funded with federal, state, and private funds, with the citi…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HMZ4U_marsh-rainbow-arch-bridge_Baxter-Springs-KS.html
Rainbow Curve Bridge constructed in 1923 over Brush Creek. Only remaining Marsh Arch Bridge on Route 66. Listed on the National Registry March 10, 1983.
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