The Golden Driller76 Feet TallBelt 48 feet in circumferenceShoe Size 393 DDDConstructed from Steel and ConcreteWeighing in at almost 22 TonsPlaced at the Tulsa Fairgrounds April 8, 1966Became a State Monument in 1979 “To the men of the Petroleum Industrywho by their vision and daring have created fromGod’s abundance a better life for mankind.”Designed by George S. “Grecco” Hondronates (1893-1979)…
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1.5 Miles of 66 Treasure Route 66 – Auburn, Illinois Road Trip
Never – mind,out working the fieldThe ground grows hardOn my knees, with my handsI go to moving the soil,One, two, three and more…..To the worlds surprise over 1 mile of theforgotten road reveals itself.-laura carnagie This portion of Route 66 of hand-laid brick road was completed in 1931. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places it is part of…