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Teamwork Makes the Dream Work Stroud Chamber 216 West Main Street 918-968-3321 stroudch@brightok.net www.

com SECOND SATURDAY IN JUNE Wine & Food Festival In addition to hosting more than a dozen wineries from across the

IN JULY Sac & Fox Nation Annual Pow Wow 5.

Centennial Park on Route 66 for a great day of music, chili and so much more.

2 Teamwork Makes the Dream Work Stroud Chamber 216 West Main Street SECOND SATURDAY IN JUNE Wine & Food Festival In addition to hosting more than a dozen wineries from across the great state of Oklahoma, we feature gourmet foods, cheeses, Made in Oklahoma products, an art show, a car show, and music. Hosted by: Stroud Has the Honor & Distinction of Being Oklahoma s Winery and Grape Capital Chamber & SECOND WEEKEND IN JULY Sac & Fox Nation Annual Pow Wow 5.5 Miles South of Stroud, OK on HWY 99 LAST SATURDAY IN OCTOBER Mother Road Chili Cook-Off Come Join Us at Stroud s Centennial Park on Route 66 for a great day of music, chili and so much more. Stroud Arts Will Be Arts for All A community wide, year around, opportunity for adults and children to learn and practice art in a hometown, main street studio. Classes will be available in most well known medias including painting, drawing, digital photography, drama, stained glass, music and other areas as requested by the community. For more information, please contact: Tommy Smith twsmith@bancfirst.com Rick Craig gidgetdog100@hotmail.com

5 Oklahoma Route 66 Association Trip Guide Page 1 Welcome to Oklahoma s share of Route 66! IN THIS GUIDE FOR MORE What you are holding is a county-by-county layout of Route 66 through Oklahoma. Each section contains county maps, directions, tourist attractions, town overviews and more. Throughout its history, Route 66 was an engine of westward expansion, and tourists today frequently pursue an east-to-west COMMERCE Allen s Fillin Station 101 S. Main Commerce, OK (918) City 300 Commerce St. Commerce, OK (918) Miami Chapters 31 N. Main (918) Coleman Theatre 103 N. Main St. (918) Copper Creek Flea Market 606 N. Main St. North Miami, OK (918) Erik Johnson & Associate 2 N. Main Ste. 404 (918) Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau 101 N. Main St. (918) Pizza Hut of Miami 1320 N. Main St. (918) Pizza Hut Express Delivery 101 A Street NW (918) Route 66 Vintage Iron 130 S. Main St. (918) Waylan s Ku-Ku Burger 915 N. Main Miami, OK (918) AFTON Afton Station & Route 66 Packards 12 SE First St. Afton, OK (918) Town of Afton P.O. Box 250 Afton, OK (918) Vinita Golden Spike Restaurant 414 E. Illinois Vinita, OK (918) Holiday Inn Express 232 S. 7th Vinita, OK (918) Little Tin Barn E. Hwy. 66 Vinita, OK (918) Park Hills Motel & RV Park E. Hwy. 60 Vinita, OK (918) Summerside Vineyards, Winery & Meadery E. Historic Rt. 66 Vinita, OK (918) Vinita Area Chamber 105 W. Delaware Vinita, OK (918) Chelsea Chelsea Motor Inn 321 E. Layton Chelsea, OK (918) Main Street Diner 251 W. Sixth path when searching for the old highway. This guide is laid out accordingly. We have tried to be as accurate as possible, but Route 66 evolves constantly, and changes are inevitable, so be prepared to improvise. It s all part of the adventure of traveling. Credits General copy: Kathy Anderson; Chelsea, OK (918) Oak Hills Winery and Vineyards 7070 S Road Chelsea, OK (918) 789-WINE (9463) Southern Belle Flea Market 426 Walnut Chelsea, OK (918) Claremore Boom-A-Rang Diner 302 W. Will Rogers Blvd. (918) Claremore Convention and Visitors Bureau 400 Veterans Parkway (918) J.M. Davis Gun Museum 333 N. Lynn Riggs Claremore, OK (918) Rogers County Hist. Soc. 121 N. Chickasaw (918) Shepherd s Cross E. 450 Rd. (918) The Nut House S. Highway 66 Claremore, OK (918) Will Rogers Memorial 1720 W. Will Rogers Blvd. (918) Will Rogers Motor Inn 940 S. Highway 66 (918) some copy supplied by area Chambers or Convention and Visitors Bureaus. Layout: Emily Priddy. Proofreading: Stephanie Barnes. Maps: University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma Scenic Byways Program. Trivia facts: Michael Wallis, author of Route 66: The Mother Road; Jim Ross; and the Route 66 Yahoo! group. On the cover: National Route 66 Museum, CATOOSA The Blue Whale P.O. Box 1300 (918) Catoosa Chamber 650 S. Cherokee Suite C (918) Catoosa Historical Society P.O. Box 738 (918) D.W. Correll Museum E. Pine (918) Hampton Inn & Suites 100 McNabb Field Rd. (918) Skelly Lodge S. Skelly Road (918) Tulsa Apertures Photo 1936 S. Harvard Tulsa, OK (918) Desert Hills Motel 5220 E. 11th St. Tulsa, OK (918) El Rancho Grande 1629 E. 11th St. Tulsa, OK (918) Lyon s Indian Store 111 S. Detroit Tulsa, OK (918) Ollie s Station Restaurant 4070 Southwest Blvd. Tulsa, OK (918) Paintmaster Collision 5950 E. 11th St. Tulsa, OK (918) Pyeatts Synthetics E. Newton Place Tulsa, OK (918) RedFork Crossing Business Services 3704 Southwest Blvd. Tulsa, OK (918) RedFork Main Street P.O. Box Tulsa, OK (918) Route 66 Village 3770 Southwest Blvd. Tulsa, OK (918) Sandusky Avenue Christian Church 1101 S. Sandusky Ave. Tulsa, OK (918) Tulsa Regional Early Ford V8 Club of America P.O. Box 4109 Tulsa, OK Visit Tulsa 2 W. 2nd St. Ste. 150 Tulsa, OK (918) Sapulpa American Heritage Bank 2 S. Main St. (918) Boom-a-rang Diner 126 E. Dewey (918) Brews & Bytes Coffeehouse Elk City; other museums as labeled. For additional information about Oklahoma Route 66 and upcoming events, write to P.O. Box 446, Chandler, OK, 74834; call (405) ; okrt66association@sbcglobal.net; or visit www. oklahomaroute66.com. Oklahoma Route 66 Association Business Directory Please patronize our business members. When you do, let them know that you are also a member of the Association. 18 S. Water St. (918) Clark Oil Distributors 801 W. Dewey Ave. (918) Copper Oaks B&B 7806 Hwy. 97 (918) Dewey St. Market 209 E. Dewey (918) Fat Charlie s Grill 1004 E. Dewey (918) First United Bank & Trust 315 E. Dewey Sapulpa, OK (918) Route 66 Frame Shoppe 110 E. Dewey (918) Freddie s BBQ and Steakhouse 1425 New Sapulpa Rd (918) Happy Burger 215 N. Mission (918) Hickory House BarBQue 626 N. Mission (918) R&T Express Grocery 100 W. Dewey Ave. (918) Sapulpa Area Chamber see DIRECTORY, page 2 Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy. The Association assumes no liability for errors or omissions in this publication All rights reserved.

6 Page 2 Oklahoma Route 66 Association Trip Guide Directory continued from page E. Dewey (918) Sapulpa Comm. Theater 124 S. Water (918) Sapulpa Historical Society 100 E. Lee Ave. (918) Sapulpa Main Street 101 E. Dewey (918) Sapulpa Super 8 Motel 1505 New Sapulpa Road (918) Sapulpa Trolley & Rail 701 E. Dewey (918) Tulsa-Sapulpa Union Railway 701 E. Dewey (918) Turnpike Wrecker S. 161st West Ave. (918) Bristow Granny s Emporium 709A South Roland Highway 66 West Bristow, OK (918) Hummel Hideaway Homes 512, 424 & 414 S. Roland Bristow, OK (918) KREK 116 W. 12th Ave. Bristow, OK (918) Coleman s Rib Joint 223 S. Main Bristow, OK (918) Stroud Clovis Ins. Agency 714 W. Fourth St. (918) P&G Originals 3752 E. Highway 66 Rock Café 114 W. Main (918) Shoe Tree Trading Post 3750 E. Highway 66 (918) Sisters Consignments 307 W. Main (918) StableRidge Winery 2016 Hwy 66 West (918) Stroud Chamber 216 West Main (918) Territory Cellars 1521 N. Hwy. 99 Ste. 1 (918) davenport Central Cellular 223 Broadway (918) Central Ok. Telephone Co. 223 Broadway (918) Dan s Bar-B-Que 706 N. Broadway (918) Davenport Chamber 223 Broadway (918) Early Bird Café 615 Highway 66 (918) Garwooly s P.O. Box 54 (918) Marketplace Insurance 203 Broadway (918) Chandler Boom-a-rang Diner 912 Manvel Ave. (405) Chandler Area Chamber 400 E. Route 66 (405) Chandler Route 66 Interpretive Center 400 E. Route 66 (405) Community Thrift Shop 921 Manvel Ave. (405) LD s Automotive P.O. Box 486 (405) Lincoln County Hist.Soc. 717 Manvel (405) Lincoln Motel 740 E. 1st St. (405) McJerry s Rte. 66 Gallery 310 Manvel Ave. (903) Oak Glen RV Park E. Highway 66 (918) Randy Bowen Chevrolet 1201 Manvel Ave. (405) VFW Post S Rd. (405) WARWICK Seaba Station Motorcycle Museum E. Highway 66 (405) WELLSTON Dream Big T-Shirts P.O. Box 112 Wellston, OK (405) JR s Grill 306 E. Highway 66 Wellston, OK (405) LUTHER The Boundary on E. Hwy 66 Luther, OK (405) Arcadia Arcadia Tag & Title 230 Odor Arcadia, OK (405) Arcadia Historical & Preservation Society Box 134 Arcadia, OK (405) Coffee Creek Tree Farm NE 220th St. Arcadia, OK (405) Pops 660 W. Highway 66 Arcadia, OK (405) Edmond Anderson Productions P.O. Box 3461 Edmond, OK (405) Arcadian Inn B&B 328 E. First Edmond, OK (405) Edmond Convention & Visitors Bureau 1030 S. Bryant Edmond, OK (405) Edmond Historical Society 431 S. Boulevard Edmond, OK (405) Fairfield Inn & Suites 301 Meline Drive Edmond, OK (405) PIN EFX LLC 3801 Pawnee Circle Edmond, OK (405) OkC Collision Clinic P.O. Box OKC (405) Glass Boy Studios 6900 Green Meadow Ln. OKC (405) Home Savings & Loan 3301 S. Western OKC (405) Lincoln Inn Express 5405 N. Lincoln Blvd. OKC (405) Oklahoma Hot Rod Assn. P.O. Box OKC Vee Twin Performance 400 SW 33rd OKC (405) Voorhees & Voorhees, PC 7701 S. Western Ave., Ste. 201 OKC (405) Bethany Apple Tree Antique Gallery 6740 NW 39th Expwy (405) Bethany Antique Mall 3909 N. College Ave. (405) Boom-a-rang Diner 3929 W. College Ave. (405) City of Bethany 6700 NW 36th (405) Downtown Bethany Merchants Association 2909 N. College (405) Holiday Inn Express 7840 NW 39th Expwy. (405) Native America Gallery & Gifts 3823 N. College (405) Sparkles 6716 NW 39th Expwy (405) YUKON Yukon Chamber 510 Elm Yukon, OK (405) El Reno Shamrock/66 Automotive 1201 S. Rock Island (405) Bill & Clara s Home & Ranch 2701 W. 10th (405) CDT Synthetics 1804 Mulberry Lane (405) El Reno Chamber 206 N. Bickford Ave. (405) El Reno Convention & Visitors Bureau 110 E. Bickford (405) Fort Reno Visitors Center 7107 W. Cheyenne St. (405) Johnnie s Grill 301 S. Rock Island (405) Larry Nance Photography 113 E. Bickford (405) Calumet Bethany Kars W. Hwy 66 Calumet, OK (405) Cherokee Trading Post 301 S. Walbaum Rd. Calumet, OK (405) weatherford Best Western Mark Motel 525 E. Main (580) Comfort Inn & Suites 1311 E. Main (580) Doc s Longhorn Trading Post 1511 E. Main (580) Downtown Diner 123 W. Main (580) Fairfield Inn & Suites 201 N. Nevada (580) Heartland Museum 1600 S. Frontage Road (580) Rick Koch Oil Co Airport Road (580) Route 66 Thunderbirds 2121 E. Main (580) Stafford Air and Space Museum 3000 Logan Road (405) Weatherford Chamber 522 W. Rainey Room 224 (580) Clinton Clinton Chamber 101 S. 4th St. Clinton, OK (580) Okla. Route 66 Museum 2229 W. Gary Blvd. Clinton, OK (580) Elk City Elk City Chamber P.O. Box 972 Elk City, OK (580) KOA Kampgrounds I-40, Exit 50 Elk City, OK (580) National Rte. 66 Museum 2717 W. Third Elk City, OK (580) Sayre The Odd Shoppe W. Main St. Sayre, OK see DIRECTORY, page 9

Delaware & Ottawa Counties Page 3 Signage General Information 69 Alt., 69, 59 and 69, and 60 and 69 are the designations for Route 66 from Kansas to the Delaware County border.

7 Delaware & Ottawa Counties Page 3 Signage General Information 69 Alt., 69, 59 and 69, and 60 and 69 are the designations for Route 66 from Kansas to the Delaware County border. In Miami, if you are westbound, take care that you don t turn off Main when you see a South 69 shield. This route bypasses the nicely spruced-up downtown, and you ll miss the Coleman Theatre Beautiful. Continue south on Main until you reach the major intersection that indicates State Highway 10/Steve Owens Blvd. Either turn right (west) here to take the newer way out of town, or go straight to access the 9-foot road. (See separate directions.) Street names of Route 66 in towns (east to west) Quapaw: 69 Alt. Main 69 Alt. Commerce: 69 Mickey Mantle Blvd. 69 (or 69 Commerce St. Main St. 69 for older alignment) Miami: 69 Main Third Ave. SW/Steve Owens Blvd./SH Afton: 60/69 South First 60/69 Road Facts Ottawa County has a unique stretch of historic highway. The 9-foot-wide stretch that connected Afton and Miami through a series of zigzags that followed the section lines has been known by various nicknames, including the Scotch Highway, Ribbon Road and Sidewalk Highway. The road is rough, but the editor has driven it in a Honda Insight one of the lowest-slung cars on the road so a careful driver should be able to handle it. Drive slowly, as the road is narrow (you ll have to drive on the shoulder if you meet another vehicle), and dirt and gravel periodically are spread across the road surface. If you look carefully, you will see white curbs on either side of the road. Directions for driving the 9-foot segments: Miami segment: Westbound: At the Steve Owens and Main intersection in Miami, stay on Main Street. This eventually will turn into E. Street SW and 125. One-half mile before you reach a T intersection, new asphalt begins. Turn right at the T. After another half-mile of new pavement, the 9-foot roadbed begins to come into view. Eastbound: One mile north of Narcissa (a half-mile after the blue cylindrical water tower), turn right. This road is marked E 140 Rd. on the other side of the highway. Southern segment: Westbound: Look for the NE Tech Center on the right side of current 66. The interstate will be in front of you. Turn right onto the road next to the center, now called E 200 Rd. Eastbound: One mile east of Afton, there is an old fragment on the right side of the road. Look to the left, and you ll see a gravelly road marked S 520 opposite the end of the fragment on the right. Turn left here. You will rejoin the main road near a vo-tech school. ROADSIDE HIGHLIGHTS See if you can find the following landmarks, in no particular order: Dead Man s Corner. Gas station ruins on one side. Chat piles. These are the tailings or leftovers from mining. Old motor courts just southwest of Miami on the newer route on the curve of the road. They were called the Riviera Courts/Holiday Motel and are on the National Register of Historic Places. Historical marker at the border. Eagle Picher Plant. DID YOU KNOW? David Kane s collection of antique Packard automobiles is on display at the restored Eagle service station in Afton.

Page 4 Delaware & Ottawa Counties QUAPAW Quapaw is named for the Quapaw Indians, who were removed from Arkansas to Oklahoma, then known as Indian Territory.

The northeast corner of Oklahoma, the southeast corner of Kansas, and the southwest corner of Missouri were huge producers of lead and zinc.

8 Page 4 Delaware & Ottawa Counties QUAPAW Quapaw is named for the Quapaw Indians, who were removed from Arkansas to Oklahoma, then known as Indian Territory. The name is derived from Ugakhpa, a tribal term for downstream people. About 100 years ago, the town became a part of the Tri-State Mining Area. The northeast corner of Oklahoma, the southeast corner of Kansas, and the southwest corner of Missouri were huge producers of lead and zinc. In 1926, the year Route 66 was officially established, peak production was reached as 423,000 tons of recoverable zinc and 912,117 tons of lead were produced. The ore was valued at over $55,000,000. For more information about Quapaw, call City Hall at (918) Things to do and see Colorful murals on sides of buildings, starting to fade. Spooklight on Devil s Promenade Road on the old Quapaw Indian Reservation (almost to the Missouri border). The Spooklight is a mysterious light that has yet to be explained scientifically. Midsummer is the best viewing time. You can pick up a map at Waylan s Ku-Ku Burger, 915 N. Main in Miami. However, local police discourage people from going. Spring River State Park, about 5 miles south on 137, then about 1 mile east on SH 10, offers canoeing, camping, boating, and fishing. (918) COMMERCE Ever wonder how legendary baseball player Mickey Mantle got the nickname The Commerce Comet? It s because he grew up in Commerce. Note that Route 66 through town is called Mickey Mantle Boulevard in his honor. The Mickey Mantle Museum, where Midway Golf used to be, is under construction. Commerce, like Quapaw and Miami, was a mining town. Mickey s dad worked for one of the mines. The Turkey Fat Mine actually operated inside the city limits. Mining inside city limits seems to have happened more than once in Oklahoma. Oklahoma City, during its early oil gusher days, had derricks in people s backyards. Even the Capitol had (and still has) oil rigs on its land. Commerce erected its own Historic 66 markers to indicate to visitors that the original alignment of 66 went through the downtown business district. * Commerce City Hall, (918) , has more information about the community. Things to do and see Mickey Mantle home, 319 S. Quincy. (918) * Allen s Fillin Station, corner of Main and Commerce. Recently restored, this old gas station now houses a small petroliana museum. Will Rogers Memorial Highway see COMMERCE, page 5 DID YOU KNOW? The Coleman family donated the historic Coleman Theatre Beautiful to the city of Miami in 1989.

Delaware & Ottawa Counties Page 5 COMMERCE continued from page 4 sign similar to those in Catoosa and Vinita.

Lykins was the son of a missionary to the Peoria Indians. He wanted to be a cattle rancher, so he came to Indian Territory, where there would be plenty of grazing land.

Nine Native American tribes are located in the area: Miami, Modoc, Ottawa, Peoria, Seneca-Cayuga, Wyandotte, Quapaw, Eastern Shawnee and Loyal Shawnee.

Route 66 in Miami has the last section of the original 9-foot-wide Ribbon Road, or Sidewalk Highway, listed as an Oklahoma National Historic Landmark.

9 Delaware & Ottawa Counties Page 5 COMMERCE continued from page 4 sign similar to those in Catoosa and Vinita. Located in a remnant of a roadside park on the northeast side of town where paved 66 sweeps. MIAMI The town takes its name from the Miami Indians and is pronounced My-AM-uh. Wayland C. Lykins was the son of a missionary to the Peoria Indians. He wanted to be a cattle rancher, so he came to Indian Territory, where there would be plenty of grazing land. Continuing to follow his dream, he went to Washington, D.C., got the town site of Miami approved, and on March 2, 1891, Miami became the first chartered town in Indian Territory. Nine Native American tribes are located in the area: Miami, Modoc, Ottawa, Peoria, Seneca-Cayuga, Wyandotte, Quapaw, Eastern Shawnee and Loyal Shawnee. The pride and joy of the Main Street district is the Coleman Theatre, a 1929 Spanish Mission-style structure built with fortunes made in the lead and zinc mines. Route 66 in Miami has the last section of the original 9-foot-wide Ribbon Road, or Sidewalk Highway, listed as an Oklahoma National Historic Landmark. * Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau, 101 North Main, has more information about the history of Miami and Route 66. Call (918) , info@visitmiamiok.com or visit online at www. visitmiamiok.com. Things to do and see * Chapters, 31 N. Main. (918) * Coleman Theatre Beautiful, 103 N. Main. Tours daily 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to noon. (918) * Copper Creek Flea Market, 606 N. Main in North Miami. (918) * Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau. * Pizza Hut Express, 101 A NW. (918) A 1950sthemed Route 66 mecca. * Pizza Hut of Miami, 1320 N. Main. (918) * Route 66 Vintage Iron, 130 S. Main. (918) Sidewalk Highway West of town. See map on page seven for turn-by-turn directions. * Stonehill Grill, 1220 N. Main. (918) * Waylan s Ku-Ku Burger, 915 N. Main. (918) AFTON Afton was founded in It got its name from Afton Aires, the daughter of a Scottish railroad surveyor. The surveyor named his daughter after the Afton River in his native Scotland. Make sure you bring a camera, because in downtown Afton, there is a lot of classic Route 66 roadside architecture, in varying degrees of preservation. An old D-X station has been restored and functions as an informal museum and hospitality stop for Route 66 travelers. Afton is also the gateway to the famous Shangri-La Resort and the Grand Lake O the Cherokees. If you are eastbound on 66, consider taking at least one of the two stretches of nine-foot Sidewalk Highway that zigzag between Afton and Miami. The second leg turnoff is a mile north of Narcissa. *Town of Afton: (918) Things to do and see * Afton Station and Route 66 Packards, 12 SE First St. Route 66 memorabilia, visitors center, and vintage car museum. Open 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday; other days by chance or appointment. For more information, call (918) , (918) or (918) Grand Country Lakeside RV Park. (918) Horse Creek Bridge, northeast side of town. Palmer Hotel, across from the restored D-X station. Rest Haven Motel, now defunct, features a cool old sign. Will Rogers Highway marker northeast of town. * Route 66 Association member DID YOU KNOW? Route 66 was officially designated as a U.S. highway on Nov. 11, 1926.

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OKLAHOMA'S HISTORIC ROUTE 66 AUDIO TOUR

OKLAHOMA'S HISTORIC ROUTE 66 AUDIO TOUR Oklahoma s Historic Route 66 Audio Tour, created by the Oklahoma Historical Society, is an informative online audio tour that showcases the state's heritage and