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Route 66 - Oklahoma City to Texas

Season 8 Episode 810 | 27m 45s

Samantha returns to Route 66 in Luther, Oklahoma, visiting the Threatt Filling Station, a historical safe haven for Black motorists. In Oklahoma City, she meets "neon Queen" Kathy Reynolds and explores the largest Indigenous cultural center. Crossing into Texas, she visits the Devil’s Rope Museum in McLean, learning how barbed wire tamed the West.

Aired: 01/01/25 | Expires: 01/01/27 | Broadcast Schedule
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