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Galena Mining and Historical Museum

Route 66 through Kansas

Connie Kansas, Road Trips September 30, 2015September 30, 2015Cars on the Route, Galena Mining and Historical Museum, Kansas Route 66, Route 66, Route 66 Kansas 3 Comments
Route 66 through Kansas

Of the eight states that Route 66 runs through, Kansas has the shortest stretch, only 13 miles. There is still plenty to see here, though, from an old mining town to historic bridges to a renovated home that legend says was the home of “Galena’s Bloody Madam.” Read more

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