Route 66 Historical Village l - Red Fork, Tulsa, Oklahoma
N 36° 06.519 W 096° 00.976
14S E 768584 N 4000122
The Route 66 Historic Village, features a Blue Star Memorial By-way Marker, Displayed proudly in front of the famous Meteor Locomotive. Alongside The Mother Road at Red Fork, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Waymark Code: WMRC51
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 06/07/2016
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Route 66 Historical Village, a major Mother Road attraction, showing transportation that helped Oklahoma become the Oil Capitol of the World. The Village started with North Americas tallest Oil Derrick, then Frisco 4500 Meteor a landmark steam engine that once moved passengers and freight through Tulsa, Tulsa Pullman Coach, St. Louis–San Francisco Railway rolling stock including a Frisco Caboose 1157, and a large Route 66 Shield, & A Blue Star Memorial By-Way Marker.
The Text on the Blue Star Marker reads:
Blue Star Memorial By-Way / A tribute to the Armed Forces of America / Dogwood Garden Club of Redfork / National Garden Clubs.
Route 66 Station: Gateway to the Magic Empire:
"Located along historic Southwest Boulevard in Tulsa, the Route 66 Historical Village is an open air museum with fully restored remnants from the city's early days. Visitors driving along Route 66 or I-244 can't miss this fun attraction, which seeks to educate and inspire others to learn the history of Tulsa's oil, refining and transportation industries. Grab your camera and make a pit stop at the Route 66 Historical Village to see a restored Frisco 4500 Steam Engine, passenger car, caboose and oil derrick. The oil derrick stands 194 feet high and is the historic site of the first oil strike on June 25, 1901 that make Tulsa the "Oil Capital of the World." Text Source: (
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