CLAREMORE — John Feary, Claremore’s city manager, reminded a gathering of people Monday that Oklahoma has the most Route 66 miles of any state and Rogers County is home to more miles of Route 66 than any county in Oklahoma. Feary made that observation during a ceremony in which Claremore strengthened its Mother Road embrace by unveiling a new Route 66 centennial monument. Route 66 will turn 100 in two years.
A Route 66 Centennial Monument Project was birthed as a ramp-up to the milestone. The project is a nationwide initiative to honor and preserve the legacy of Route 66. The plan is for Route 66 monuments to spring up in states all along the Mother Road, from Chicago to Santa Monica Pier, according to project director Brian Brown.
Two Route 66 centennial monuments have been unveiled in Oklahoma so far. The Claremore ceremony was described by Brown as the first “community” unveiling in the state. The only previous monument debuted at Lucille’s, an iconic Route 66 gas station in western Oklahoma.
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