North Carolina Bound: Summer 2010-- Part 3-- Route 66

We also talked about Diana Oughton (1942-1970) who grew up in Dwight, the daughter of a prominent family. She was a founding member of the radical Students for a Democratic Society and eventually joined the very militant Weathermen and was killed in a bomb explosion in New York City.

She is now buried in Dwight.

The man at the station said the place had been really busy earlier and that one couple from Florence, Italy, had come by. While i was there, a truck came by and the occupants said their trailer had broken down out on the interstate and they wanted to know if there was any tow truck/repair shop in the area. I sure couldn't help them there.

I took a drive down 66 by Fedderson's. It's sad to see that place gone. We had some great meals there and had seen Route 66 friendliness on our first trip on the road back in 2002. Besides great food, they also the great automotive memorabilia and especially that complete run of Illinois license plates with the same number and letters from the 1920s to the 1980s. It was a sad day when Smaterjax sold all of it.

I also drove by the famous windmill by the fancy restaurant that Diana Oughton's parents owned.

A Short, But Enjoyable Stop Along the Mother Road. --RoadDog