Portal:Oklahoma/Did you know

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...that Tulsa is often considered the birthplace of U.S. Route 66?
...that Oklahoma has the longest drivable stretch of Route 66 in the nation?
...that in 1927, Oklahoma businessman Cyrus Avery, known the "Father of Route 66," proposed using an existing stretch of highway from Amarillo, Texas to Tulsa for the original portion of Highway 66?
...that Oklahoman Cyrus Avery spearheaded the creation of the U.S. Highway 66 Association, the organization that oversaw the planning and creation of Route 66, and he placed the organization's headquarters in Tulsa?