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On April 30, 1926, a group of businessmen led by Cy Avery of Tulsa and John T. Woodruff of Springfield sent a telegram from Springfield to the Bureau of Public Roads in Washington, D.C., suggesting “66” as the number for the new Chicago–Los Angeles road. On November 11, 1926, a return telegram confirmed the name, making Springfield, Missouri, the official birthplace of Route 66. John T. Woodruff was elected the first president of the U.S. Highway 66 Association, and his office was on the 7th floor of the building he built in 1911.
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