Cyrus Avery
Deceased Person
1871 – 1963
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Who was Cyrus Avery?
Cyrus Stevens Avery was known as the "Father of Route 66". He created the route while a member of the federal board appointed to create the Federal Highway System, then pushed for the establishment of the U.S. Highway 66 Association to pave and promote the highway.
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- Born
- Aug 31, 1871
Pennsylvania - Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- William Jewell College
- Lived in
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Tulsa
- Died
- Jul 2, 1963
California
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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