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In
Galena
you can stop and see the Howard Litch Historical and Mining Museum
that exhibits the history of the mining industry and the terrible
union fallout in the 1930’s,
which left
Galena’s streets bathed in blood.. As you turn south on Main Street you will be on the road that was once
called Red Hot Street, as the
saloons
and bawdy houses stayed open twenty-four hours, catering to the many
miners of the area.
Three miles down the road you will cross
the Spring River and come to the small town of
Riverton
which houses the old
Eisler Brothers Store, built in 1925.
After leaving
Riverton,
you will soon come upon the Rainbow Bridge, built in 1923, and the
only one left still standing on
Route 66. Though doomed
for destruction, the
Kansas
Route 66 Association,
the
Kansas Route 66 Association convinced the officials of
Cherokee
County to leave the Brush Creek Bridge standing as a historic
landmark.
Fully refurbished today, It is in such good condition,
that you can still drive over it.
Rainbow Bridge
just north of
Baxter
Springs,
Kansas, Kathy Weiser, September, 2007
This image available for
photographic prints and downloads
HERE!
Old
Route 66 continues on into
Baxter
Springs on Willow Ave., turns left on Third Street and then right
onto Military Ave.
Baxter
Springs is filled with history from the
Civil War and provides a
great look at several
Route 66 vintage buildings.
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