Arcadia in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)

Route 66

Photographed By Michael Kindig, May 21, 2003

1. Route 66 Marker

Inscription.
Whether motorists called Route 66 the Ozark Trail, the Will Rogers Highway, Main Street America or the Mother Road, all remember Arcadia's Round Barn. The well-known landmark was built in 1898 by W.H. Odor.

After the route was designated a national highway in 1926, improvements were made to the 1917 roadbed. The original road between Edmond and Arcadia was constructed by convict labor. The highway through Arcadia was paved in 1929.

Many Arcadia businesses catered to travelers' needs with gasoline stations, cafes, lodging facilities and a grocery and general store.

Erected 1994 by Oklahoma Historical Society. (Marker Number 215.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Oklahoma Historical Society, and the U.S. Route 66 series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1898.

Location. 35° 39.72′ N, 97° 19.55′ W. Marker is in Arcadia, Oklahoma, in Oklahoma County. Marker is on East Oklahoma State Highway (U.S. 66) west of North Main Street, on the right when traveling east. Marker is located directly across the road from the Arcadia Round Barn. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 107 East Highway 66, Arcadia OK 73007, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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are within walking distance of this marker. Beverly and Karl White (within shouting distance of this marker); Frank and Katie Vrana (within shouting distance of this marker); Luke and Anna Robison (within shouting distance of this marker); Arcadia Round Barn, Arcadia, Oklahoma (within shouting distance of this marker); Everybody Had One (within shouting distance of this marker); Tuton's Drugstore (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Washington Irving's Camp (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Washington Irving's Camp (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Arcadia.

Also see . . . Arcadia Round Barn Arcadia, Oklahoma. National Park Service website entry (Submitted on January 31, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)

Arcadia Round Barn image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Michael Kindig, May 21, 2003

2. Arcadia Round Barn

Ernest Lee “Butch” Breger and Michael Kindig image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Michael Kindig, May 21, 2003

3. Ernest Lee “Butch” Breger and Michael Kindig

Back of Route 66 Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., May 6, 2015

4. Back of Route 66 Marker

Looking NNW toward Round Barn

Photographed By Tom Bosse, May 19, 2018

5. Route 66 Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 27, 2012, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California. This page has been viewed 1,063 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 27, 2012, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California. 2, 3. submitted on January 30, 2012, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California. 4. submitted on May 6, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 5. submitted on June 5, 2018, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.