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Vintage
Oklahoma
Postcard
Though all of the eight states along historic
Route 66
display pride in ownership of their piece of the pavement,
Oklahoma
seems to do it the best. Perhaps that is as it should be, given that
the
Mother Road was born in
Oklahoma
when Cyrus Avery of
Tulsa
conceived of the idea to link
Chicago all the way to
Los Angeles. Moreover,
Oklahoma has more miles of the original highway than any other state,
they were the first to install historic markers along the old route, the
first to have a state-sponsored
Route 66
museum, and ironically, the first to lose part of the original road when
I-44 barreled through, dealing a deathblow to many service businesses
between Tulsa
and
Oklahoma City.
Enjoy your journey through the
Sooner State.
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Route 66
Sign in Tulsa,
Oklahoma
Kathy Weiser, June, 2004
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66
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