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Research bolsters Springfield’s claim to being the ‘birthplace of Route 66’

As Route 66 enthusiasts celebrated the 90th anniversary of the iconic highway’s “birth” on April 30, they also had something new to cheer. The Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program of the National Park Service is making available research conducted by Thomas Peters, dean of Library Services at Missouri State University. Relying heavily on an analysis […]

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