Исторические дороги Чикаго: Линкольн-хайвей, Route 66
Что это: Муралы Линкольн-хайвея, стенды Route 66 и указатели Dixie Highway вокруг Чикаго (SouthCookExplore).
Зачем: Автопрогулка по истории дорог.
Источник: Google My Maps: «Chicagoland Auto Trails» 81 мест · Открыть на карте Bimbly
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Sauk Village · Lincoln Highway Murals Portions of the Lincoln Highway were first established by identifying existing roads to be paved. The Sauk Trail from the eastern Illinois border westbound through Sauk Village was designated as a section of the original route, including the Kalvelage Bridge. It served as the maj…Открыть в Google Maps
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Lynwood · Lincoln Highway Murals Carl G. Fisher: Father of the Lincoln Highway Carl Graham Fisher had the grand dream of a transcontinental highway spanning across America, a vision of the Lincoln Highway. Indiana-born Fisher had many successful business ventures; a bicycle shop turned auto dealership, the Prest…Открыть в Google Maps
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Chicago Heights · Lincoln Highway Murals Chicago Heights, an important stop on the Lincoln Highway, is known as the "Crossroads of the Nation" for its famed intersection of the Lincoln and Dixie Highways. The McEldowney Bridge, where the Lincoln Highway crossed Thorn Creek, included the innovations of separate, protecte…Открыть в Google Maps
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Park Forest · Lincoln Highway Murals In order to construct a paved highway across America, it was necessary to enlist nationwide public support for the first coast-to-coast roadway. It was decided the highway would be dedicated to the martyred President Abraham Lincoln. Naming this route the Lincoln Highway appealed…Открыть в Google Maps
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University Park · Lincoln Highway Murals The Van Buren Sisters In 1916, Adeline and Augusta Van Buren set out to prove women could ride motorcycles across the country to serve as military dispatch riders. Even though their attempt was futile, they became the first women to make a solo coast-to-coast trek on the Lincoln …Открыть в Google Maps
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Matteson · Lincoln Highway Murals Transportation has always played a vital role in the growth of Matteson, which sits at the crossroads of America's first transcontinental road and the Illinois Central Railroad. The Mahler family was instrumental in bringing rail service to Matteson and later continued to advance…Открыть в Google Maps
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Frankfort · Lincoln Highway Murals In July 1928, four Eagle Scouts were selected for a nationwide safety tour to promote the Lincoln Highway and the upcoming national scouting event which the Lincoln Highway concrete markers would be installed. The Scouts, two Scoutmasters and a driver set out in a new Hudson Tour…Открыть в Google Maps
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Mokena · Lincoln Highway Murals Along the Lincoln Highway: The promotion and construction of the Lincoln Highway increased the popularity of the automobile. This combination made travel easier and readily available to everyone, from farmers trucking their goods into market, to families on weekend road trips. Wi…Открыть в Google Maps
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New Lenox · Lincoln Highway Murals Trolley cars were the first means of motorized public transportation within city limits as well as going to areas inaccessible by railroad. The trolley line that served New Lenox ran between Chicago Heights and Joliet. Although the trolley was dependable, it was not often fast. W…Открыть в Google Maps
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Joliet · Lincoln Highway Murals Auto camping became the rage in the 1920's as families experienced the independence and excitement of traveling. In 1923 an estimated 9,000 people stopped at the tourist camp pictured here in Pilcher Park. Conveniently located near Lincoln Highway, campers rigged their tents and …Открыть в Google Maps
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Crest Hill · Lincoln Highway Murals Women of the Lincoln Highway: Anita King, a former race car driver turned movie star, was the first woman to drive solo cross-country on the Lincoln Highway. Nicknamed "Paramount Girl", she left Los Angeles on August 25, 1915. Making public appearances along the route, she reache…Открыть в Google Maps
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Crest Hill 2 · Lincoln Highway Murals US Army Military Transport In 1919 the US Army began an epic journey full of challenges: A transcontinental trek on the Lincoln Highway, testing the mobility of military transports traveling long distance. Vehicles often got stuck in the mud, slipped off the road into ditches, an…Открыть в Google Maps
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Batavia · Lincoln Highway Murals Improved roads like Lincoln Highway liberated Americans, leading to the demise of streetcars like this one that once operated in downtown Batavia. For just 15 cents, people could travel downtown to shop or attend church on a rail line that ran along Batavia Avenue between Geneva …Открыть в Google Maps
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Aurora · Lincoln Highway Murals Aurora: The City of Lights Aurora was the first city along the Lincoln Highway with street lights and was among the first in the nation to have them also. Yet again, enhancements to the highway spawned new commerce for communities along the road. With street lights, stores and bu…Открыть в Google Maps
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Morrison · Lincoln Highway Murals The recently paved Lincoln Highway provided motorists greater ability to visit neighboring towns for special events. Never was this more evident in Morrison than during the 1921 Whiteside County Fair. Posters advertising the 51st Annual Fair boasted, "Special Parking Place for Yo…Открыть в Google Maps
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DeKalb · Lincoln Highway Murals When the Lincoln Highway was established in 1913, towns along the route were encouraged by the Lincoln Highway Association to rename the main street through their community. DeKalb was the first city in the nation to do so. An arched monument, built by the Chamber of Commerce in …Открыть в Google Maps
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Geneva · Lincoln Highway Murals Amenities Along the Highway Geneva played an important role in connecting cities of the Fox River Valley to the Lincoln Highway. The city was eager to cater to the newly motoring public by offering well-lit, paved streets, a stop-and-go light, and a motorcycle policeman to assist…Открыть в Google Maps
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Rochelle · Lincoln Highway Murals In late April 1915 - not yet famous for her writings on etiquette - Emily Price Post made a decision to travel America's roads across the new Lincoln Highway and write about it for Collier's Magazine. Starting out from Grammercy Park in New York City, Ms. Post was accompanied by …Открыть в Google Maps
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Rochelle 2 · Lincoln Highway Murals Transportation Crossroads Major transportation arteries crisscross in Rochelle, making it known as the "Hub City." Rochelle's development began when the tracks were laid for the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad to bring rail service from Chicago. Later, when the Lincoln Highway …Открыть в Google Maps
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Ashton · Lincoln Highway Murals Celebrations Along the Lincoln Highway Ashton's Pavement Jubilee was a momentous occasion to celebrate the recently paved Lincoln Highway and the town's new electric streetlights. The two day event drew 10,000 people from many neighboring towns. Ashton was proudly adorned for the…Открыть в Google Maps
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Creston · Lincoln Highway Murals Illinois was the only state to have LH drinking fountains. They were donated by Carl Parker in memory of his mother, Amanda Sutherland Parker who had grown up in the Garden Plain area of Whiteside County. Originally the fountains were placed every ten miles across Illinois. This …Открыть в Google Maps
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Cortland · Lincoln Highway Murals When created, most of Lincoln Highway consisted of dirt and gravel. The need for hard-surfaced roads was never more apparent than in Illinois. During rainstorms, the sticky prairie soil bogged down early automobiles. While paving Lincoln Highway in Cortland, a farm now named "Fol…Открыть в Google Maps
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Genoa · Lincoln Highway Murals The Good Roads Movement Illinois was a leader in the Good Roads Movement that swept through rural America during the early 1900's. Road dragging contests - "sleds" hitched to a team of horses and dragged along the road, packing and smoothing the road surface - were held as part o…Открыть в Google Maps
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Oregon · Lincoln Highway Murals Sightseeing Along the Lincoln Highway Corridor The Official Road Guide of the Lincoln Highway, 1924 edition, stated: 'Delightful side trips can be made...Up the beautiful Rock River.' One reason for taking the trip to Oregon was to see the colossal statue of Blackhawk - standing …Открыть в Google Maps
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Rock Falls · Lincoln Highway Murals Special events, fairs, and festivals drew travelers to towns located just off the Lincoln Highway. People drove from miles around to enjoy the annual Corn Carnival in Rock Falls. Every building along city streets were decorated with harvest corn. The Corn Carnival offered somethi…Открыть в Google Maps
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Dixon · Lincoln Highway Murals Dixon Evening Telegraph - July 22, 1919... An Army Convoy is traveling the United States' only transcontinental highway, the Lincoln Highway, to test the reliability of military vehicles. A last-minutes volunteer for this trip is a young lieutenant colonial named Dwight D. Eisenh…Открыть в Google Maps
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Fulton · Lincoln Highway Murals Fulton, known as the "Gateway to the West" is the western terminus of the Illinois portion of the Lincoln Highway. For a toll, motorists could continue across the the might Mississippi River on the Fulton - Lyons Bridge. The high bridge provided a quick crossing rather than the o…Открыть в Google Maps
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Malta · Lincoln Highway Murals The Seedling Mile The Lincoln Highway's first Seedling Mile of paved highway was built in Malta. This strategically chosen location demonstrated the need for better roads, showing the stark contrast between travel on concrete versus mud. From concept to completion, the entire pro…Открыть в Google Maps
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Franklin Grove · Lincoln Highway Murals Promoting the Lincoln Highway Henry C. Ostermann, the first Lincoln Highway Assoc. Field Secretary, was an avid promoter of the new Lincoln Highway. He was a veteran of 121 transcontinental highway trips, meeting with Association Consuls in each state and the most notable, as a g…Открыть в Google Maps
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Sterling · Lincoln Highway Murals The well publicized, early days of the Lincoln Highway lingered in the minds of Americans throughout the 1930's and 40's. From 1940 to 1942, NBC Radio ran a national program titled 'Lincoln Highway' - using the famed roadway as the backdrop for exciting stories of life along the …Открыть в Google Maps
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St. Charles · Lincoln Highway Murals Destinations Along the Lincoln Highway The Lincoln Highway provided travelers easy access to vacation getaways along its route and corridor. Eye-catching roadside advertising directed motorists to the cultural activities of St. Charles and the scenic beauty and recreational oppor…Открыть в Google Maps
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Oswego · Lincoln Highway Murals The Boy Scouts of America completed the monumental task of simultaneously placing more than 3,000 Lincoln Highway Markers across the nation on September 1, 1928. The concrete markers were designed to immortalize the highway dream - and as a memorial to Abraham Lincoln. A careful …Открыть в Google Maps
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Byron · Lincoln Highway Murals With the development of Lincoln Highway as the first transcontinental highway, small automobile companies began sponsoring racers to set speed records in an effort to compete with General Motors and Ford. In 1916, Bobby Hammond completed the trip in 6 days, 10 hours and 59 minute…Открыть в Google Maps
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Berwyn - Automobile Love Affair · Route 66 Wayside Exhibits Route 66 was a traveling showroom for new cars in the 1950s. Bold design, streamlining, chrome, and flaring fins captured people’s imagination. Ogden Avenue became a hub for automobile businesses in the Chicago area. In its heyday, the strip boasted over a dozen car dealerships. …Открыть в Google Maps
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Berwyn - Cruising the Strip · Route 66 Wayside Exhibits Route 66 on Ogden Avenue Ogden Avenue was designed for automobiles when the car was king of American culture. A wide street lined with drive-through businesses and convenient parking served both travelers and residents. Drive-in restaurants, service stations, and auto dealerships…Открыть в Google Maps
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Berwyn - Eating on the Run · Route 66 Wayside Exhibits Fast Food on Ogden Avenue Looking for a quick bite? After World War I, fast food restaurants sprang up along Route 66, offering cheap and speedy meals for people on the go. Ogden Avenue is still home to many restaurants that were popular during the heyday of the Mother Road. Buny…Открыть в Google Maps
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Berwyn - A Road Well Travelled · Route 66 Wayside Exhibits The Ogden Avenue Corridor This corridor was a gateway into the country’s interior. Several well worn Indian trails were traveled by fur traders and explorers. One trail, the future Ogden Avenue, was improved into a plank toll road creaking beneath the weight of settlers’ wagons a…Открыть в Google Maps
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Countryside · Route 66 Wayside Exhibits Farms and Quarries Early travelers on Route 66 raced through open lands once they left Chicago. This was truly “countryside,” a rich region of farms and quarries on the outskirts of the city. Few farms remained by the time the City of Countryside was incorporated in 1960. Fields …Открыть в Google Maps
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Willowbrook · Route 66 Wayside Exhibits The Chicken Basket Most businesses on Route 66 began as combinations of gas stations, garages, and lunch counters. At the Chicken Basket, tasty food won out over gasoline sales. Throughout the 1940s and 50s, hungry travelers flocked to the popular restaurant. But in 1962, the new…Открыть в Google Maps
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Romeoville · Route 66 Wayside Exhibits The White Fence Farm Story A prominent Chicago citizen, Stuyvesant Peabody, had a theory: “People would enjoy a simple menu of superior food served in an attractive farm atmosphere.” In the early 1920’s, he built White Fence Farm in present-day Romeoville on twelve acres of a 450…Открыть в Google Maps
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Dwight - Full Service on Route 66 · Route 66 Wayside Exhibits A Friendly Refuge in Dwight The Ambler-Becker Texaco Station operated longer than any service station on Route 66. It was run by local families for 66 years, from 1933 – 1999. Flats were fixed, breakdowns towed, and at times, the spirits of weary travelers restored. This quaint “…Открыть в Google Maps
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Dwight - Mom & Pop Motels - The Paulsen-Strufe Motel · Route 66 Wayside Exhibits The Paulsen-Strufe Motel 354-398 S Old Rte 66, Dwight, IL During the heyday of Route 66 from the 1930s to the 50s, there were no motel chains. Instead, local families operated small campgrounds, cabins, and motor courts. The Paulsen-Strufe Motel, built in 1935, was more than just…Открыть в Google Maps
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Dwight - Shifting Roadways · Route 66 Wayside Exhibits hanges Driven By the Auto Lions Lake is a testament to the changing face of Route 66.Dwight started as a farming community on the Chicago & Alton Railroad. When automobiles began replacing horses, people demanded better roads. Borrow pits, like Lions Lake, supplied the raw materi…Открыть в Google Maps
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Pontiac - A Bridge to the Past · Route 66 Wayside Exhibits The venerable old bridge enters its golden years serving slow traffic on a city street, but it started life in the fast lane of the “hard road.” In 1924, Illinois Route 4 became the first paved road to connect Chicago with St. Louis. Only two years later, it was designated as par…Открыть в Google Maps
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Pontiac - Protecting Travelers · Route 66 Wayside Exhibits This building was home to state troopers who risked their lives every day patrolling Route 66. By the 1940s, Route 66 carried more traffic than any other highway in the state. The Illinois District 6 State Police Headquarters was built here in 1941 to provide easy access to the “…Открыть в Google Maps
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Pontiac - Patrolling "Bloody 66" · Route 66 Wayside Exhibits Hard Road Cops Route 66 was one of the most dangerous roads in the nation, earning it the nickname “Bloody 66.” From the District 6 Headquarters building, State Police patrolled the hard road between Dwight and McLean. They enforced safety laws and offered aid to motorists and ac…Открыть в Google Maps
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Pontiac - The Log Cabin Inn · Route 66 Wayside Exhibits Turning with the Times Route 66 provided a steady income for family businesses like Joe and Victor “Babe” Selotis’ Log Cabin Inn. Joe barbecued beef and pork on a pit out back, while Babe filled gas tanks and fixed flats. When Route 66 was relocated to the backside to the backsid…Открыть в Google Maps
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Pontiac - An Underground Crossing · Route 66 Wayside Exhibits The Ladd School Subway Civic leaders welcomed Route 66 through Pontiac in 1926 as a boon for business. However, parents were concerned about their children crossing this “dangerous speedway.” As a solution, the State Highway Commission excavated a tunnel under the road. Students …Открыть в Google Maps
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Normal - A Station and A Home · Route 66 Wayside Exhibits Sprague’s Super Service Opened in 1930 by William Sprague, this is the only two-story Tudor Revival service station on Route 66. Although the station was built in the depth of the Great Depression, Sprague knew that travelers still needed food, gas, and car repairs. He built his …Открыть в Google Maps
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Pontiac - Historic Route 66 Illinois · Route 66 Wayside Exhibits You are traveling on one of the most famous roads in the world. On September 25, 2005, Illinois Route 66 was designated as a National Scenic Byway by the U.S. Department of Transportation. Enjoy the journey from the Windy City to the Chain of Rocks. To discover more visitОткрыть в Google Maps
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Bloomington - The Risks of the Road · Route 66 Wayside Exhibits Bloody 66 and Insurance Illinois Route 66 was dangerous. Curves, crossroads, and bridge abutments doomed many speeding motorists, giving rise to the nickname, “Bloody 66.” After World War II, curves were straightened, towns bypassed, and four lanes built to improve safety. New la…Открыть в Google Maps
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Atlanta - Wheels of Fortune on 66 · Route 66 Wayside Exhibits Business followed the Highway Atlanta boomed when Route 66 was built in the 1920s. It didn’t last. By 1947 the busy road was rebuilt to bypass town to the east. New businesses flourished on the bypass only to fail again when I-55 replaced the Mother Road in 1977. Recently, a rebi…Открыть в Google Maps
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Atlanta - Laying the Hard Road Through Atlanta · Route 66 Wayside Exhibits Known as the “Great Illini Boulevard,” Illinois State Road 4 was laid through Atlanta in 1922-23. It was the first paved road connecting Chicago and St. Louis. In 1926, it was re-designated as U.S. Route 66 taking travelers all the way to Los Angeles. This quarter mile section of…Открыть в Google Maps
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Lincoln - World's Largest Covered Wagon · Route 66 Wayside Exhibits World’s Largest Covered Wagon Route 66 promised travelers fun and adventure along the road. The Railsplitter Covered Wagon honors Abraham Lincoln in the only town named for him before he became president. It holds the Guinness World Record as the largest covered wagon and was vot…Открыть в Google Maps
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Williamsville - The Golden Years · Route 66 Wayside Exhibits Doing Business on “Main Street” Highway traffic was lifeblood for family businesses on “America’s Main Street.” Route 66 linked farm towns like Williamsville with the nation and brought travelers seeking food and fuel. In good times, Americans took jaunts for “kicks.” During Worl…Открыть в Google Maps
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Hamel - Trucking Down 66 · Route 66 Wayside Exhibits Cassens Transport and Hamel Commercial trucking boomed on the new hard roads in the 1920s and 30s. Trucking companies, truck stops, service garages, and a “Brotherhood of Teamsters” created a national road culture. Based originally in Hamel, Cassens Transport has hauled new autom…Открыть в Google Maps
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Litchfield - Endless Nights, Sky View Drive In · Route 66 Wayside Exhibits The Sky View Drive-In The Sky View is the last original Route 66 drive-in theater in Illinois. Enjoying movies under the stars was a novel experience in 1950 when this theater opened – a time when most people didn’t own a black and white TV. Drive-ins were popular gathering place…Открыть в Google Maps
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Litchfield - Ariston Cafe · Route 66 Wayside Exhibits The Ariston Café Arito = “best or finest” (Greek) Opened in 1924 by Pete Adam, the Ariston is one of the oldest operating restaurants on Route 66. But it wasn’t always located in Litchfield. The restaurant moved with the highway as it was rerouted through Illinois. Three generati…Открыть в Google Maps
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Carlinville - Circling the Square · Route 66 Wayside Exhibits Route 66 in Carlinville The first hard road connecting Chicago and St. Louis passed through the heart of Carlinville. In 1926, Route 66 opened from Chicago to Los Angeles and followed Route 4 through Illinois. The “Mother Road” Circled the Carlinville Square until 1930, when it w…Открыть в Google Maps
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Virden - Route 66 Coal Towns · Route 66 Wayside Exhibits The Battle of Virden Miserable wages and working conditions in coal mines made conflict between miners and coal companies inevitable in the 1890s. The battle that erupted here immortalized Virden in the history of labor rights. On October 12, 1898, eight miners, four Company guar…Открыть в Google Maps
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Elwood · Route 66 Wayside Exhibits Elwood Arsenal - Help from the Home Front Threat of war in 1940 transformed the farming town of Elwood into a munitions manufacturing hub. The War Department acquired 40,000 acres and built two massive plants to assemble bombs and shells. The factories employed more than 20,000 p…Открыть в Google Maps
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