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Limestone Road Cut – Frankfort – Kentucky

A curving road cuts through a limestone cliff above Frankfort Kentucky, that is covered by the lush summer greenery Kentucky forests are known for.

Frankfort offers a unique experience to travelers, as the downtown is surrounded by limestone cliffs, cut by the Kentucky River that drains one third of state into the Ohio River to the North. To reach the newer parts of the city, a series of road cuts were created to reach the historic downtown, which resides along the Kentucky River, and at the base of the surrounding cliffs. Frankfort, Kentucky’s capital was founded 1786.

Limestone Road Cut - Frankfort - Kentucky

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Route 66 Sign – Old Fuel Storage Tank – Arizona

Route 66 Sign - Old Fuel Storage Tank - Arizona

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Route 66, one of America’s original and most famous highways, has gone by a variety of names, including; U.S. Highway 66, the Will Rogers Highway, the Mother Road, and the Main Street of America. It dates back to 1926, appears in John Steinbeck’s the “Grapes of Wraith”, and was a primary route for westward migration during the Dust Bowl, and the Great Depression. Its original route went from Chicago, Illinois down through Texas and ending in Santa Monica, California. Today it has been largely replaced by the Interstate system, and state highways.