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The Birth of Route 66A Talk Given by Tom Peters at the
MO State Univ. MarooNation Alumni EventPhoenix, Tues., Jan. 19, 2016
Born 1926; Died 1985 (59 years)
Birth of Route 66: Fri. April 30, 1926
1880s: Bicyclists Need Good Roads
1900: William Hope (“Coin”) Harvey
1902-1908: Monte Ne, AR via Rail
1913-1924: Ozark Trails Assoc.
Lift Missouri Out of the Mud
• July 1915: A Good Roads meeting in Marshfield (pop. 1,200) is attended by 4,000.
• Nov. 1921: MO Voters Approve $60 million for a series of Paved Primary Roads ($850 M in 2016)
• 1922: Heated discussions and protests over the routes of Missouri’s paved primary roads
• 1925: U.S. Proposes a Series of Numbered National Routes
Thomas H. (“The Chief”) MacDonaldDirected Federal Road Policy 1919-53
Cyrus Avery of Tulsa
B.H. Piepmeier, Chief Engineer, Missouri Highway Dept.
William Shields, Governor of KY
Colonial Hotel: Birthplace of 66
Woodruff Building
Across the Street
The Real Street Scene in the 1920s
Not a Momentous Meeting at the Time
Avery to Piepmeier, (Sat.) April 17, 1926:
“Am hoping to make a trip over that section sometime in the near future and hope to have the pleasure of seeing you.”
Colonial Hotel & Woodruff Bldg. 1924
This Was a Postal Telegraph Telegram
Note the Western Union Office
Centennial of the Birth of Route 66!
Thurs. April 30, 2026 in Springfield
Thank You!
Questions Discussion