US 66 - Will Rogers Highway - Texola OK
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PeterNoG
N 35° 13.303 W 099° 59.886
14S E 409166 N 3898087
This dedication monument to U.S. 66, the Will Rogers Highway is just east of the Oklahoma / Texas border near Texola, Oklahoma.
Waymark Code: WMD9YR
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 12/11/2011
Views: 14
~ text from the monument ~
U.S. 66 Chicago to Los Angeles
Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California
Will Rogers Highway
June 26, 1952, on this location, Route 66 was rededicated as the Will Rogers Highway. This was one of the many ceremonies that took place on the state lines of Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California as well as Oklahoma, when a booster Caravan traveled from St. Louis, MO. To Santa Monica, CA. The Caravan was organized by the Natl. U.S. Highway 66 Assoc., Warner Brothers Film Studio, Ford Motor Company, and the Rt. 66 Associations from those eight states.
The original bronze plaque placed here to mart the dedication read:
Will Rogers Highway
Dedicated 1952
to
Will Rogers
Humorist - World Traveler - Good Neighbor
This Main Street of America
Highway 66
Was the first road he traveled in a career
that led him straight to the hearts of his
countrymen.
Americana: Other Icon
Significant Interest: Monument
Milestone or Marker: Dedication
Web Site Address: [Web Link]
Address of Icon:
Old Route 66, OK / TX border
Texola, OK United States
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