Towanda Area History

Title	Date	Topic	Description

Towanda Route 66 Linear Parkway placard - Dead Man's Curve	1926 - 1950	Route 66	This description of a dangerous curve in the original Route 66 along Towanda, Illinois is from one of the placards that line the Historic Route 66 Linear Parkway located in Towanda. The sharp 90 degre .....

Towanda Route 66 Linear Parkway placard - Road's End	1926 - 1985	Route 66	This description of the entire 2448 mile length of Route 66 is from one of the placards that line the Historic Route 66 Linear Parkway located in Towanda, Illinois. Following its inception in 1926, th .....

Towanda Route 66 Linear Parkway placard - Henderson's Standard Station	1945 - 1963	Route 66	This description of Henderson's Standard Service Station, doing business from 1945 through 1963 in Towanda, Illinois, is from one of the placards that line the Historic Route 66 Linear Parkway located .....

Towanda Route 66 Linear Parkway placard - Fern's Café	1951 - 1969	Route 66	This description of Fern's Café, doing business from 1951 through 1969 in Towanda, Illinois, is from one of the placards that line the Historic Route 66 Linear Parkway located in Towanda. Fern's Café .....

Towanda Route 66 Linear Parkway placard - Pure Oil Truck Station	1952 - 1976	Route 66	This description of a truck stop doing business from 1952 through 1976 in Towanda, Illinois, is from one of the placards that line the Historic Route 66 Linear Parkway located in Towanda. Over the yea .....

Towanda Route 66 Linear Parkway placard - Borrow Pit	1980? - 2009	Route 66	This description of a borrow pit located in Towanda, Illinois, is from one of the placards that line the Historic Route 66 Linear Parkway located in Towanda. The borrow pit, a small pond between Inter .....

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