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Leif was the son of Erik the Red and his wife Thjodhild (Old Norse: Þjóðhildur), and, through his paternal line, the grandson of Thorvald Ásvaldsson.When Erik the Red was young, his father was banished from Norway for manslaughter, and the family went into exile in Iceland (which, during the century preceding Leif's birth, had been colonized by Norsemen, mainly from Norway).
A Route 66 museum is a museum devoted primarily to the history of U.S. Route 66, a U.S. Highway which served the states of California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, and Illinois, in the United States from 1926 until it was bypassed by the Interstate highway system and ultimately decommissioned in June 1985.
The Route 66 museum is part of the larger Old Town Museum Complex which showcases pioneer life in western Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Route 66 Museum in Clinton was built on land donated by the late Walter S. Mason Jr., a retired country veterinarian who once served as president of the Best Western hotel chain. It is designed to display the iconic ...
The Whited Grist Mill is a historic gristmill located at the National Route 66 & Transportation Museum in Elk City, Oklahoma.Ruben Whited built the mill in 1903–04; his family operated the mill for its entire existence.
Route distance: 400 miles. Suggested length of time: 2 to 3 days “The Land of Enchantment is just that for Route 66 travelers, offering almost 400 miles of history to explore,” says Busby.
Elk City is located on Interstate 40 and Historic U.S. Route 66 in western Oklahoma, approximately 110 miles (180 km) west of Oklahoma City and 150 miles (240 km) east of Amarillo, Texas. History [ edit ]
Old Town Museum: Elk City: Beckham: Southwestern Oklahoma: Open-air: website, includes the Pioneer Museum and Beutler Brothers Rodeo Hall, the Farm and Ranch Museum, Livery Stable, Train Depot, Wagon Yard and other areas depicting Old Town Elk City as well as The National Route 66 and Transportation Museums Oologah Historical Museum: Oologah ...
The Casa Grande Hotel is a historic hotel located at the intersection of 3rd Street and historic U.S. Route 66 in downtown Elk City, Oklahoma.The hotel opened in 1928, shortly after Route 66 was designated, to lodge the growing number of travelers on the highway.