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The Route 66 Historical Village at 3770 Southwest Boulevard in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is an open-air museum along historic U.S. Route 66 (US 66, Route 66). [1] The village includes a 194-foot-tall (59 m) oil derrick at the historic site of the first oil strike in Tulsa on June 25, 1901, which helped make Tulsa the "Oil Capital of the World". [1]
The historic U.S. Route 66 (US-66, Route 66), sometimes known as the Will Rogers Highway after Oklahoma native Will Rogers, ran from west to northeast across the state of Oklahoma, along the path now taken by Interstate 40 (I-40) and State Highway 66 (SH-66). It passed through Oklahoma City, Tulsa, and many smaller communities.
On Tulsa's Southwest Boulevard, between W. 23rd and W. 24th Streets there is a granite marker dedicated to Route 66 as the Will Rogers Highway which features an image of namesake Will Rogers together with information on the route from Michael Wallis, author of Route 66: The Mother Road; [58] and, at Howard Park just past W. 25th Street, three ...
“Historic Route 66 is the quintessential American experience,” explains Ken Busby, executive director and CEO of Route 66 Alliance, a nonprofit organization in Tulsa, Oklahoma dedicated to the ...
Nicknamed the father of Route 66, Cyrus Avery was a Tulsa businessman, civil leader, and advocate for the Good Roads Movement, whose own family had journeyed from Pennsylvania by covered wagon and ...
Former U.S. Route 66 over the Arkansas River from Tulsa to West Tulsa 36°08′38″N 96°00′10″W / 36.143889°N 96.002778°W / 36.143889; -96.002778 ( Eleventh Street Arkansas River
The Meadow Gold Sign is a Route 66 landmark in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It was built in 1934 by the Claude Neon company, hired by Early Cass as a promotional sign for Beatrice Dairy Company. It was built in 1934 by the Claude Neon company, hired by Early Cass as a promotional sign for Beatrice Dairy Company.
Route 66 is littered with historic gas stations, and many have been restored, turned into museums or attractions, and even designated historical sites. Here are some of the most popular filling ...