One stop I was looking forward to was the Route 66 Museum in Clinton, Oklahoma. It did not disappoint. The museum wasfilled with information, music, cars, and memorabilia related to the road, also known as the Will Rogers Highway and the Mother Road. In addition to listening to music from the twenties to the Beatles, I loved looking at all of the cars, including the jalopy that would have carried refugees of the Dust Bowl to California. After a great chicken fried steak dinner, the pups needed a walk and we headed into town and discovered the McLain Rogers Park. This green 15 acre park was a popular Route 66 stop as the 400 seat outdoor amphitheater is a great location for plays and music in the summer months. Built by the Works Progress Administration during the Great Depression, this is one of manyNew Deal programs that gave much needed jobs and infrastructure improvements to economically depressed areas. I love finding these old WPA signs and it's a hobby of mine to locate them while traveling. These two stops made my day!
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