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In Craig County, the route is designated as US 60 and 69 to Vinita. In Vinita, the road angles sharply left and overlaps State Highway 66. The SH 66 designation continues to Rogers County.

Street names of Route 66 in Vinita (east to west)Illinois • Dwayne Willis Ave./Wilson

RoadSide HigHLigHtSSee if you can find the following landmarks in Craig County:• A single arch truss bridge.• Will Rogers Memorial Highway sign commemorating the Grand River Dam. • McDougal Filling Station. Small giraffe stone building right by the Will Rogers sign. On the National Register of Historic Places.

Photo by Emily PriddyThe Little Tin Barn, located on Route 66 between Chelsea and Vinita, is a longtime Oklahoma Route 66 Association supporter.

did YOu knOW? Cyrus avery, the “Father of route 66,” once lived in Vinita before he moved to Tulsa.

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VINITaVinita is the oldest incorporated

town on Oklahoma Route 66. It was also the first town in Okla-homa with electricity. Established in 1871, it was originally named Downingville.

The name was later changed to Vinita in honor of Vinnie Ream, the sculptress who created the life-sized statue of Lincoln at the U.S. Capitol.

The name change was spear-headed by Elias Boudinot, son of a famous Cherokee.

His father and 34 others sold the Cherokee ancestral lands to the U.S. government, resulting in the Cherokee Trail of Tears Mass Migration in 1838-9.

The sale of the land split the Cherokee Nation politically, and the streets in Vinita are named for prominent leaders and citizens on both sides of the dispute.

There are many surviving vin-tage Route 66 buildings here.

* Vinita Area Chamber of

Commerce, 105 W. Delaware. (918) 256-7133. www.vinita.com

THINGS TO DO aND SEEBarker Gang Gravesite. Tours

by appt. Call for directions. (918) 256-7133.

Cabin Creek Civil War Battle Site, just off of Route 66. Tours by appt. Call for directions. (918) 256-7133.

Eastern Trails Museum, 215 W. Illinois. Historical and pioneer artifacts. Free admission. (918) 256-2115.

* Golden Spike Restaurant. 414 E. Illinois. (918) 256-7656.

* Holiday inn Express-Vinita, 232 S. 7th. (918) 256-4900.

* Little Tin Barn, location #1, 433055 E. Hwy. 66 (just west of White Oak). (918) 256-5415

* Park Hills Motel & RV Park, 438415 E. Hwy. 60. (918) 256-5511.

* Summerside Vineyards, Win-ery & Meadery, 441251 E. His-toric Route 66. (918) 256-3000.

* Association member.

Sayre Chamber of Commerce117 N. Fourth St.Sayre, OK 73662(580) 928-3386Sayre Main Street117 N. Fourth St.Sayre, OK 73662(580) 928-2514Stardust Restaurant611 NE Hwy. 66Sayre, OK 73662(580) 928-2277Western Motel315 NE Hwy. 66Sayre, OK 73662(580) 928-3353

ERiCKC&K Quick Stop306 W. Roger Miller Blvd.Erick, OK 73645(580) 526-3566Erick Chamber of Commerce118 W. Roger Miller Blvd.Erick, OK 73645(580) 526-3505

Oleta’s Gift Shop801 S. ElmErick, OK 73645(580) 526-3009Roger Miller Museum101 E. Roger Miller Blvd. Erick, OK 73645(580) 526-3833

ELSEWHERECozy Dog Drive in2935 S. 6th St.Springfield, IL 62703image Everywhere1423 E. Concord Pl.Broken Arrow, OK 74012(918) 355-1731Route 66 Sodas, LLC/Route 66 Root BeerP.O. Box 766.Lebanon, MO 65536(417) 588-4466(877) 667-6327Route 66 World8776 E. Shea Bld. Suite B3A-40Scottsdale, AZ 85260(847) 757-2246university of utah, Marriot Library295 S. 1500 EastSalt Lake City, UT

84112-0860(801) 581-7744 ASSOCiATiONSRte. 66 Assn. of illinois110 W. Howard St. Pontiac, IL 61764Rte. 66 Assn. of MissouriP.O. Box 8117St. Louis, MO [email protected]. 66 Assn. of KansasP.O. Box 66Riverton, KS 66770(620) [email protected] Hist. Rte. 66 Assn.P.O. Box 66 Baxter Springs, KS 66713(620) [email protected] Rte. 66 Assn. of TexasP.O. Box 66McLean, TX 79057(806) 779-2225New Mexico Rte. 66 Assn.1415 Central Ave. NEAlbuquerque, NM [email protected]

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did YOu knOW? John Steinbeck gave route 66 its nickname “the Mother road” in his novel “The Grapes of Wrath.”

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You can follow the SH 66 signs all the way across Rogers County, but you also have the option of taking older alignments through Claremore (consult Jim Ross’ Oklahoma Route 66, published by Ghost Town Press, for details) and Catoosa (details follow).

Street names of Route 66 in towns (east to west)

Chelsea: 66/Layton turns into 66/Walnut.Foyil: Unnamed frontage road • Andy Payne Blvd.Claremore: 66/Lynn Riggs Blvd.Catoosa: old alignment: 66 • N. 225th E. Ave. • 66 • Ford • S. Cherokee • 193rd E. Ave.newer alignment: 66 • 193rd E. Ave.

Road FaCtS

to take the newer alignment through Catoosa:

eastbound: Take 66 at JCT of 193rd and I-44. Get in the left lane as quickly as possible and follow the signs carefully to stay on 66 instead of getting onto the I-44 turnpike.

Westbound: Stay on 66. Briefly merge with I-44, then take the 193rd E. Ave. exit and head south.

to take the old Hwy. 66 loop east of Catoosa:

eastbound: Turn right just before the Arrowood Trading Post. You might want to visit the Blue Whale first on current 66 before taking the older alignment behind Arrowood.

Westbound: After you cross the Verdigris bridge, you will see a gravel road to the left. Ignore it and look for the next left, which is paved and goes up a hill. There is no median crossover point there, so go about a tenth of a mile farther to the next crossover and make a U-turn to head back and pick up the old loop. Drive past the Arrowood and out onto current 66, then pull into the parking area by the Blue Whale.

did YOu knOW? The Will rogers Hotel in Claremore has been converted to apartments for retirees.

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