Wagon Wheel Motel Under New Ownership

Cuba, MO The Wagon Wheel Motel, 901 East Washington, a continuously operating Rt. 66 Motel since the 1930s, has a new owner.

On September 15, ownership passed from the heirs of previous owners, Pauline and Harold Armstrong, to Connie Echols, owner of another Cuba Route 66 business The Wildflower, a florist and gift shop. Echols looks forward to her role as an owner of the historic motel and returning it to its former glory. Echols plans a renovation and modernization of the motel while maintaining its historic integrity.

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National Park Service Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program Update

Applications are now being accepted for the 2009 cost-share grant cycle. Applications may be submitted to the program office until May 1, 2009. Awards will be announced on or before June 12, 2009. Cost-share grant applications are available online at www.nps.gov/history/rt66/grnts.

The Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program provides funding assistance in the form of cost-share grants, to support the preservation of the most significant and representative historic Route 66 buildings, structures, road segments, and cultural landscapes in the eight states through which the route passes. Assistance is also provided to support research, planning, oral history, and education outreach projects related to the preservation of Route 66.