2 May 22
Route 66 Memory Lane Road Sign
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2 May 22
Route 66 Memory Lane Billboard Route 66 Memory Lane is a one-mile stretch of original Route 66 in Lexington, Illinois, that was dedicated in 1926 and has been restored back to the 1940’s era appearance with vintage billboards and original pavement.
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2 May 22
Route 66 Sign in the Memory Lane Pavement
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2 May 22
Route 66 Memory Lane Entrance Sign
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2 May 22
Scrogin Cemetery Sign In 1850 Levin and Sarah Scrogin set aside one acre of ground to be used as a family burial plot when their 18-month-old daughter, Ella, died on 16 July 1850 during a cholera epidemic. Sadly, that fall the epidemic also claimed the lives of many children in this community. With no other burial ground near and having a heart for grieving parents, the Scrogins opened their burial ground to the bereaved. The last burial was an infant who died in 1916. By 1942 only 57 of the graves were visible.
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2 May 22
Scrogin Cemetery Gravestones Throughout the years clean-up efforts revealed gravestones that had been buried and stones carried away for use as steppingstones were returned to their proper place. However, with no burial records available, it was impossible to determine the original burying locations of these loved ones or even the names of them all. Eventually it was decided to place these fallen gravestones in a patio type bed of sand and pebbles in rows rather than to reset them upright.
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2 May 22
Scrogin Cemetery Memorial Stone In 2005 a marble monument was placed and dedicated at the south side of the cemetery facing Wall Street. It reads “Scrogin Cemetery 1850-1916 to all known and unknown graves” and it lists the names of burials known at that time. Today 195 burials are listed for Scrogin Cemetery. It is located on Wall Street at the corner of Lee within the city of Lexington on Section 7.
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26 Apr 22
Myrtle @ the Elk City National Route 66 Museum!! Myrtle, the 14-foot-tall kachina doll made of oil drums and scrap metal stood outside Queenan’s Trading Post on Route 66 at the west end of Elk City for decades. Through blistering heat waves and fierce storms, Myrtle maintained a silent vigil over the property until 1990 when, after renovation, she began a second career on the Mother Road at the National Route 66 Museum in Elk City.
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26 Apr 22
The huge Route 66 shield sign @ the Museum!!
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26 Apr 22
Visiting the Leaning Tower of Britten!! The Leaning Tower of Britten is a leaning water tower which serves as a roadside attraction and decorative item along historic U.S. Route 66 in Groom, Texas. Sometimes called the Leaning Tower of Texas, the tower was originally a functioning water tower which was slated for demolition until Ralph Britten purchased and moved it to serve as an advertisement for his truck stop and tourist information center. The now boarded truck stop can still be seen, set back off the road behind the tower.
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26 Apr 22
Visiting the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ!! Groom Texas is the site of the largest free standing cross in the western hemisphere, located along interstate 40 in Groom Texas. The cross was erected in 1995, and is 19 stories, or 190 feet tall. The giant cross can be seen from as far as 25 miles away and seen by millions of motorists every year. Around the base of the cross are life size sculptors depiction the 12 stations of the cross.
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26 Apr 22
Getting gas on Route 66!!
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26 Apr 22
Visiting the VW Bug Ranch!! The history of this site, located in the old Route 66 town of Conway, is unclear; however, its premise is exactly the same as the Cadillac Ranch original: the cars are partially buried at approximately 45-degree angles, their noses facing downward into the dirt, left to disintegrate over time, with visitor participation encouraged (or at least not actively discouraged) in the form of spray painting. Also, there's an abandoned gas station with a sign and a couple of other outbuildings!!
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25 Apr 22
Heading to Texas on Route 66!!
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26 Apr 22
The 2nd Amendment Cowboy!! The Cadillac Ranch Gift Shop was established in March 2014. There are three 1950's Cadillac's in front of it, each containing an image of either Willie Nelson, Elvis Presley, and John Wayne!! The 2nd Amendment Cowboy is standing just in front of the Cadillac's.
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25 Apr 22
The Visitor Center on Route 66, Tucumcari, NM!!
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25 Apr 22
Ready to keep rolling down Route 66!!
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1 May 22
Marion County, Iowa, Freedom Rock!! The goal of Freedom Rocks is to be unique and tell area/state specific stories on each Rock to Honor America’s Veterans. Not every era/branch/race/gender etc., can be included on each Rock, but they are represented across all of the Rocks with specific stories. While the artist, Ray ‘Bubba’ Sorensen II, has control of the content/design of each Rock, he relies on each county for some of the ideas to inspire their designs. There is one Rock in each Iowa County, as well as ones in 7 other States.
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1 May 22
Graceland Cemetery Graceland Cemetery is located just west of the City of Knoxville, Iowa. The cemetery is City-owned, maintained and operated. The cemetery is a wonderful place to take a walk, fish in the pond or visit loved ones. It includes historic Auld Chapel.
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30 Apr 22
Statue of Cy, Mascot for the Iowa State Cyclones!! There are 30 6’ Cy Statues with different themes all around Ames, Iowa, the home to Iowa State University, and Central Iowa. A trip to Ames is not complete without getting a photo taken with at least one of them! Get in the CYCLONE spirit with CY! This one called “Celebrating 150 years of Town and Gown” with a variety of City and University symbols was presented to the City of Ames as a sesquicentennial anniversary gift by the Ames Chamber of Commerce. It is located in Inis Grove Park.
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