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You don’t have to be Scottish to attend our Games. We welcome everyone and hope you’ll share with us about your cultural background too! Visit the Genealogy tent and trace your own family roots. There will be so much to see and do!

Artists will entertain throughout the day with their traditional and modern Scottish tunes. The wee lads & lassies area will entertain our younger visitors.

We will also showcase competitive highland dancing, pipe bands, heavy athletics, country dancing, historical reenactments, vintage British car exhibitions and representatives of over 56 Clans.

2020 TRADITIONAL HEAVY ATHLETICS SCHEDULE

Subject to Change

SATURDAY, MARCH 7 TIME

WOMEN’S A • IHGF Qualifier

MEN’S • MASTERS 40-49

MEN’S • MASTERS 50-59

MEN’S • <200

WOMEN’S MASTERS • 50-59

WOMEN’S • 40-49

9:00

BRAEMAR/13# • OPEN/9# BLUE TRIG

WFD • 42/28# GREEN TRIG

HAMMER • 22/16# PURPLE TRIG CAGE

SHEAF • 16# • EAST • STANDARD

WOB • 21# • EAST • STANDARD

CABER • TOSS • CABER • AREA

WFD • 28/14# • RED TRIG

HAMMER • 22/16# • WHITE TRIG CAGE

SHEAF • 16# • WEST • STANDARD

WOB • 42# • WEST • STANDARD

CABER • TOSS • CABER • AREA

BRAEMAR/13# • OPEN/9# • YELLOW TRIG

HAMMER • 16/12# • PURPLE TRIG CAGE

SHEAF • 16# • EAST • STANDARD

WOB • 42# • EAST • STANDARD

CABER • TOSS • CABER • AREA

BRAEMAR/13# • OPEN/9# • BLUE TRIG

WFD • 21/14# • GREEN TRIG

9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30

OPENING CEREMONIES - held at Athletics field

NOON 1:00 1:30 2:00 2:30 3:00 3:30

SHEAF • 10# • EAST • STANDARD

WOB • 42# • WEST • STANDARD

CABER • TOSS • CABER AREA

BRAEMAR/22# • OPEN/16# • YELLOW TRIG

WFD • 21/14# • RED TRIG

HAMMER • 16/12# • WHITE TRIG CAGE

WOB • 28# • EAST • STANDARD

CABER • TOSS • CABER • AREA

BRAEMAR/22# • OPEN/16# • BLUE TRIG

WFD • 42/28# • GREEN TRIG

HAMMER • 16/12# • PURPLE TRIG CAGE

SHEAF • 10# • WEST • STANDARD

CABER • TOSS • CABER • AREA

BRAEMAR/22# • OPEN/16# • YELLOW TRIG

WFD • 42/28# • RED TRIG

HAMMER • 22/16# • WHITE TRIG CAGE

SHEAF • 10# • EAST • STANDARD

WOB • 21# • WEST • STANDARD

WFD = WEIGHT FOR DISTANCE

WOB = WEIGHT OVER BAR

SUNDAY, MARCH 8 TIME

MEN’S A • IHGF Qualifier

WOMEN’S • <150

MEN’S • MASTERS 60+

WOMEN’S • OPEN

MEN’S • B

MEN’S • C

9:00

BRAEMAR/22# • OPEN/16# • BLUE TRIG

WFD • 21/14# • GREEN TRIG

HAMMER • 22/16# • PURPLE TRIG CAGE

SHEAF • 10# • EAST • STANDARD

WOB • 56# • EAST • STANDARD

CABER • TOSS • CABER AREA

WFD • 56/28# • RED TRIG

HAMMER • 16/12# • WHITE TRIG CAGE

SHEAF • 16# • WEST STANDARD

WOB • 28# • WEST • STANDARD

CABER • TOSS • CABER AREA

BRAEMAR/22# • OPEN/16# • YELLOW TRIG

HAMMER • 22/16# • PURPLE TRIG CAGE

SHEAF • 10# • EAST STANDARD

WOB • 42# • EAST • STANDARD

CABER • TOSS • CABER AREA

BRAEMAR/22# • OPEN/16# • BLUE TRIG

WFD • 56/28# • GREEN TRIG

9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30

OPENING CEREMONIES - held at Athletics field

NOON 1:00 1:30 2:00 2:30 3:00 3:30

SHEAF • 20# • EAST • STANDARD

WOB • 21# • WEST • STANDARD

CABER • TOSS • CABER • AREA

BRAEMAR/13# • OPEN/9# • YELLOW TRIG

WFD • 56/28# • RED TRIG

HAMMER • 22/16# • WHITE TRIG CAGE

WOB • 56# • EAST • STANDARD

CABER • TOSS • CABER • AREA

BRAEMAR/22# • OPEN/16# • BLUE TRIG

WFD • 28/14# • GREEN TRIG

HAMMER • 22/16# • PURPLE TRIG CAGE

SHEAF • 20# • WEST • STANDARD

CABER • TOSS • CABER • AREA

BRAEMAR/13# • OPEN/9# • YELLOW TRIG

WFD • 42/28# • RED TRIG

HAMMER • 16/12# • WHITE TRIG CAGE

SHEAF • 20# • EAST • STANDARD

WOB • 56# • WEST • STANDARD

WFD = WEIGHT FOR DISTANCE

WOB = WEIGHT OVER BAR

2020 ENTERTAINMENT SCHEDULE Subject to Change SATURDAY, MARCH 7 Ghillie Dhu Pub Stage

Learners Arms

Kilt Lifter Tap Room

TIME

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East Stage MC - Patrick Halloran

10:00

Scott Jeffers & Traveler

Mountain View Fiddlers

Dé Máirt Ceol

Folklore & Music North Stage MC - Sarah Noble

Traditional & beyond!

West Stage MC - Aaron Graham

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Best Knees Contest

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Scottish History Lecture

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MASSED PIPES & DRUMS PERFORMANCE - held at Pipes field

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SUNDAY, MARCH 8 Ghillie Dhu Pub Stage

Learners Arms

Kilt Lifter Tap Room

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10:00

Kirkin’ o’ the Tartan

Sarah Noble and Friends

Chris Yates

Scott Jeffers & Traveler

Gilbert Town Fiddlers

Open Beta Band

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Traditional & beyond!

West Stage MC - Aaron Graham

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Gilbert Town Fiddlers

Chris Yates

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ROBERT M. WILBANKS IV Chief Genealogist & Historian of the Caledonian Society of Arizona

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ne of the relatively new benefits of the Caledonian Society of Arizona is the genealogy services provided to its’ members looking for their Scottish Ancestry. In July 2016, the post of Chief Genealogist & Historian was created, and Robert M. Wilbanks IV was appointed to that position.

Indirectly genealogy has always been a part of the Society, and especially could be seen at the annual Games with the Clans booths and commercial genealogy booths. With the new Chief Genealogist, members obtain personal one-onone genealogy assistance, an informative monthly column in the Society newsletter, and annual instructional presentations at one of the monthly meetings every summer.

The Genealogy Tent at the Annual Phoenix Scottish Games is now one of the new very popular attractions at the Games. The Tent has a wide array of displays, books, maps, and specially designed Family DNA maps for Scotland and Ireland. Meanwhile, Robert, and his team of other Phoenix area professional genealogists, provide one-on-one genealogy research for attendees of the Games.

Robert discovered genealogy at the age of 12 with the advent of the television mini-series Roots in January 1977. Having long been interested in

Map of Scottish highland clans and lowland families

history, with Roots he realized how he personally connects to the “Great American Experience” through his ancestors. He instantly became a fervent genealogist.

A personal genealogist for over 40 years, and a professional genealogist for over 30 years, he founded Ancestral Pride: Professional Genealogy Services in 2009 and continues speaking, researching, writing, and has developed several genealogy websites. For a few years he had regularly taught an 8-week beginning genealogy course for the City of Phoenix, and later also taught a 6-week beginning Irish-American genealogy course for the Irish Cultural Center.

Robert’s most noted areas of expertise are United States military history and records, the American Civil War, the Old South and Colonial Virginia, general United States history and genealogy, and genealogy and history of the British Isles, with some research experience in Canada, Germany, Poland and the historic Bohemian region of the Czech Republic.

MICHELLE CROWNHART Céad Míle Fáilte (A hundred thousand welcomes)!

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y name is Michelle Crownhart. I am a Scottish Highland Games athlete, judge, former Athletic Director of the Phoenix Scottish Games from 2014 – 2019; and a retired UPS driver.

While being Scottish is not a requirement for competing in the Games, I’ve been able to trace back in time to several clans. I wear the ‘Heritage of Scotland’ tartan to honor the three clans I’ve found in my lineage: Boyd, MacDonald, and Ross.

I had the opportunity to learn about and connect with some of my family’s roots when I traveled to Scotland in 2014 for the Masters World Championships. Later this year, I am looking forward to researching more into my grandmother’s Irish roots of Ryan and Riley during my trip to Ireland. Being able to visit and walk in the countries of my ancestors is a wonderful benefit of participating in this sport.

My throwing career began in 1994 at the Phoenix Scottish Games. I was talked into it by my youngest daughter’s teacher, Genie Smith (Athletic Director at the time), and finally showed up at the Games to see what it was all about. Fast forward 26 years, and I still love the sport and the camaraderie. I’ve been blessed to be the first to have three generations of women: myself, daughters, and granddaughter, competing on the field at the same time, along with other family members joining in as well.

I have competed all over the U.S. and the world, from Germany to Chile, and I still count the days until the next gathering. The Masters World Championships are especially dear to me and I enjoy making friends with athletes from around the world. I’ve competed in 6 championships and I have finished 2nd twice. I will be chasing 1st again in Killarney, Ireland in June 2020.

The tossing of the caber (pole, rafter or tree) is probably the most famous of the Scottish athletic events. Dating from the 16th century, it measures strength, balance, timing, and accuracy.

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Celebration of Scotland’s 700th anniversary of the Declaration will take place beneath the remains of Arbroath Abbey. Built of red sandstone in the late 12th and 13th centuries, the Abbey was partially dismantled over a number of years starting in the late 16th century.

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“In memory of Sir William Oliphant of Aberdalgie who valiantly defended this [Stirling] castle with a garrison of 140 men against the whole of the English army under Edward 1 in the year 1304.” In 1320, he was one of the signatories of the Declaration of Arbroath.

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Bob Wallace is a Council member and past president of Clan Wallace Society. He and his wife, Lois, have traveled to Scotland many times. Since joining the Clan, Bob has become highly interested in Scotland’s First Wars of Scottish Independence, in particular the history associated with Sir William Wallace and King Robert I, the Bruce. Bob is Chief Research Assistant for Authentic Celtic Travels, Lois’s travel business.

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t’s high time we visit the North Sea town of Arbroath. There are several reasons for such a visit, not the least of them being the historic Abbey ruins that stand overlooking the town. Founded in 1178 by King William the Lion for Tironensian Monks from Kelso Abbey, he would be given his final resting place there.

Beneath the High Altar in December of 1214, it was nineteen years before Arbroath Abbey was completed and consecrated in 1233. The Abbey would serve the local community until well into the 16th century; about that time, stones began being removed for local use elsewhere.

Our visit, however, has more to do with what took place at the Abbey seven centuries ago. This year marks the 700th anniversary of a most historic document: Scotland’s Declaration of Arbroath, dated 6 April 1320, a letter naming eight Earls and 31 Barons of Scotland in its opening, sent to Pope John XXII at Avignon.

The document demanded that England recognize Robert Bruce, King of Scots as their legitimate leader, and Scotland as an independent kingdom.

Included therein as well, a request that King Robert’s excommunication be rescinded. Prior to transmittal by a small committee to the Pope, a number of Scots nobles had their seals appended to it.

Following two dozen years of on-again, off-again fighting the English, including the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314, the English still refused to recognize Scotland or King Robert I, the Bruce, as legitimate. By appealing to the Pope—at the time in Avignon, not Rome—the Scots hoped for some help from that corner to get Edward II to back off on Scotland. It took another eight years, but finally Edward III, following removal of his father, agreed to Scotland’s demands only a year before Robert I died in 1329.

The Declaration was written or at the very least supervised by Bernard, Abbot of Arbroath and Chancellor of Scotland under King Robert I, the Bruce. Stated within the letter was the fact that Robert I, the Bruce, was king of Scots. He was the leader of the Scottish people for so long, as he led them in a manner that pleased the Scots. Were

he or any other king to change course in a way that displeased the Scots, they would remove him and replace him with one who would take care of business as they thought it ought to be taken care of. That for the time was a most radical notion!

The Scots took it a step further with the English, placing an admonishment on the table: As long as but a hundred of us remain alive, never will we on any conditions be brought under English rule. It is in truth not for glory, nor riches, nor honours, that we are fighting, but for freedom - for that alone, which no honest man gives up but with life itself. Put another way, the English might well come back, but they would be repelled!

A six-month celebration of the Declaration of Arbroath will get under way April-September 2020. For further information on what is planned, go to: www. arbroath2020.com.

Reproduction of the “Tyninghame” (1320 A.D) copy of the Declaration of Arbroath.

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BY LOIS WALLACE

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he Worlds”, as the World Bagpiping Championship is known, is held in Glasgow, Scotland every August since 1930. That was the same year the Scottish Bag Piping Association was formed. For any pipe band, going to “The Worlds” is the ultimate goal.

The city of Glasgow is the center of the bagpiping world for one week every year. The competition is held on Friday and Saturday, with the bands arriving throughout the week prior.

You can find bands practicing in all corners of the city in all sorts of venues. Piping Live, a celebration of all types of bagpipe music, puts on lots of entertainment, both tariff and free. Your choices run from concerts at the Royal Concert Hall, to pub venues, to a free afternoon of nonstop pipe bands at George Square.

Hundreds of bands, of all skill levels, from all over the globe come to compete on Glasgow Green, a park along the banks of the River Clyde. It is the oldest park in the city. Bands are required to perform in the usual qualifying rounds. The top bands in all the grades perform later in the day.

Drum Majors compete for the highly sought after title of World Champion as well. Their performances are just dazzling.

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As an added bonus, Scottish dancers and athletics, are performing and competing as well. There is something for everyone.

In 2011, I traveled to The Worlds with a group that I organized. Dubbed “Pipe Dreams “, twenty-one of us went to Glasgow to cheer on our local pipe band. Bob and I both love pipe music so we were expecting to thoroughly enjoy ourselves. And we did!

We were first delighted with the live piping concerts at George Square. But that was nothing compared to the awe we experienced on Saturday at Glasgow Green. The sheer number of uniformed band members streaming into the park was a sight to see. Truly an extraordinary experience.

Seeing thousands gathered together playing for the final ceremony, sends shivers down my spine just thinking about it still today.

If like us, you love Pipe Bands, you owe it to yourself to experience “The Worlds” August 14-15, 2020 in Glasgow!

Lois Wallace is the owner of Authentic Celtic Travels, based in Phoenix, AZ. Not only is her heritage Scottish and Irish, she married into Clan Wallace. Her business focus is on all Celtic nations.

She has extensive knowledge of Scotland, having traveled there numerous times individually and leading groups.

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CELTIC CATERER

Celtic Fried Cheese from the Isle of Man

BY CHEF ERIC W. MCBRIDE

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ne of the staples of Celtic diet.

All eight Celtic Nations have their own styles of cheese, whether Caerphilly in Wales, Cornish Yarg, Irish Imokilly, or Galician Tetilla. They each have attributes and unique stories as to how the various cheeses came into being.

On the Isle of Man, cheese is taken to a whole new level. Cheesemaking on the island dates back to before the Vikings’ invasion around the 9th century CE. However, it was from the Vikings that many of the ingredients were introduced, creating a distinct flavor to Manx cheese.

There is a legend about a Viking wife named Hilda who was renowned for her skill as a cook and cheesemaker.

One day, the Chieftain decided to visit this home and taste Hilda’s cooking.

Unfortunately for Hilda, earlier that day two of her sons thought it fun to play a joke. One of them acted as a decoy to distract Hilda from her work, while the other one snuck into the kitchen and placed a handful of black peppercorns into the cheese curds and retied the muslin bag.

Hilda was unaware of this infraction and did not open it until the Chieftain

was already seated waiting to taste the cheese. Hilda was shocked and horrified by the black spots scattered throughout the cheese when she presented it. The Chieftain cut himself a huge piece and as he was eating it, his face changed from surprise to confusion and then to absolute adoration. Today, Hilda’s surprise is still remembered on Manx, even if the Chieftain is not.

A more modern use of this type of cheese is what I like to call “Celtic Fried Cheese.” Combining cheddar cheese with Parmesan risotto to make a very crunchy cheese snack dish. This is an obscure recipe I came across on Manx, yet it has become one of my best sellers for my Celtic Caterer company. Cheese is an integral part of Manx cuisine. This recipe maximizes the flavor of cheese yet gives it a crunchier flavor than fried cheese sticks.

Eric McBride is an awardwinning Celtic culinary chef, and author of 6 Celtic cookbooks, as well as having created 10 historically based Celtic Seasonings and 5 Celtic Teas. You can also catch his performances by subscribing to “Celtic Caterer Channel” on YouTube. Go to www.celticcaterer.com to order any of his books or products.

Serves 6-8

PART 1: RISOTTO

6 cups Vegetable Stock 2 1/2 cups Medium Grain Rice 1 Onion, chopped 2 Tbs. Butter 2/3 cup White Wine 1 3/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan Cheese 1/4 tsp. White Pepper 4 Celery Stalks, chopped Step 1. Heat stock in a small saucepan.

Step 2. In a large stock pan, melt butter and sauté onions.

Step 3. Add in rice and cook until white spots appear on rice. Then, add white wine and allow to absorb.

Step 4. Slowly add the stock to the rice—one half cup at a time. Stir continuously; allow to cook over medium heat until fluid is absorbed. Continue until all the stock has been absorbed by rice.

The grains should now look very puffy and appear almost like pasta.

PART 2: MANX CHEESE CROQUETTES

8 oz. Sharp Cheddar Cheese, cubed 4 Eggs 1 cup Flour 2 cups Breadcrumbs

Deep fryer with vegetable oil, heated to 275° F.

Step 1. Beat eggs to form an egg wash. For a pure vegetarian option, purée an onion and add a little water.

Step 2. Take about an ounce of the risotto and flatten it in your palm. Then add a cube of cheddar cheese and form a ball around it.

Step 3. Roll the ball first in flour, second in the egg wash, and third in the breadcrumbs. Repeat.

Step 4. Place croquette balls in fryer basket. Do not allow them to touch. Cook for approximately 2 ½ minutes, or until lightly brown. Serve hot.

Step 5. Add in the Parmesan cheese and celery and stir. Allow mixture to cool before making croquettes.

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Historic Route 66 through downtown Williams

Author Jessica Dunham, Phoenix, AZ

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t is America’s Mother Road, an almost 2,500-mile stretch of highway that passes through eight states from Lake Michigan to the Pacific Ocean. Route 66 is the quirky, colorful, and historic heart of the U.S., and is on every adventurous traveler’s bucket list.

Much has been written about the old road but a new book by Phoenix author Jessica Dunham contains an absolute ton of information – places to see and stay; sights to see; cultural curiosities; foodie joints; snippets of local history; and a whole lot more.

Jessica traveled the entire length of the road—from Chicago to Los Angeles—for her book Moon Route 66 Road Trip. And not surprisingly she discovered that immigrants from Ireland helped shape many of the cities, towns, and villages she passed through.

Route 66 starts in that most Irish of American cities, Chicago. On St Paddy’s Day, the Chicago River is dyed green, what could be more Irish than that? In the 19th century thousands upon thousands of Irish escaping the famines settled in Chicago and, from humble beginnings, went on to make a huge impact on city life.

Another Illinois city with a significant Irish connection is Joliet. Jessica’s book tells of the thousands of Irish and Eastern European immigrants who arrived there in the 1870s and found work at the giant steel mill, and the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway.

Further along the route at St Louis, Missouri, there is more evidence of mass Irish immigration. At one point, more than 14% of the city’s residents were Irish Americans. There is even a community called Kerry Patch, named for County Kerry.

Did you know there is a town in Texas called Shamrock? It could only have been named by the Irish.

According to local legend the Irish American mother of the town’s first postmaster always told him to carry a shamrock for luck. So, when he was giving the honor of

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naming the town, there was only one choice.

The book focuses on the town’s historic Tower Station and the art deco U-Drop Inn Café, once dubbed the “swankiest of swank places to eat.” Jessica describes the site as a “visual treasure to behold…arguably one of the most architecturally significant buildings of its kind”.

Shamrock Water Tower is the tallest of its kind in Texas and dominates a park and shopping plaza.

And when in Shamrock, don’t miss the 1930s-restored Magnolia Gas Station as quirky as Route 66 gets. The tower was also the inspiration for Ramone’s Body Shop in the animated Pixar movie Cars.

Moving along to Albuquerque, New Mexico, and the city’s El Vado Auto Court Motel, built in the Pueblo Revival style and opened by Irishman Daniel Murphy in 1937. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and Jessica describes it as a “frozen-in-time example of an unaltered pre-1940s motor court—one of the few left along Route 66 in New Mexico.”

Of course, Route 66 passes through Arizona, and it is worth going “off-road” to sample its treasures. The book features many, including Stewart’s Petrified Wood Shop in Holbrook; the Jackrabbit Trading Post in Joseph City; La Posada Historic District in Winslow; Walnut Canyon National Monument in Winona; Pioneer Museum in Flagstaff; and the Powerhouse Visitor Center in Kingman.

Moon Route 66 Road Trip is more than just a travel guide. It is a wealth of information about the history, culture, and people who shaped the nation’s most iconic highway.

It is available in paperback at all bookshops and online, as well as in Kindle format.

Iain Lundy grew up in Ayrshire, Scotland, and has worked as a journalist since the 1970s and is an avid genealogist. He and his wife moved from Scotland to Arizona. His paternal grandfather came from Downpatrick, County Down, N. Ireland and moved to the west of Scotland as a young man. www.lundyink. com/scottish-genealogy

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El Vado Auto Court Motel, Albuquerque, NM

U.S. Route 66 (US 66, Route 66) also known as the Will Rogers Highway, was a major United States Numbered Highway in the state of Arizona from November 11, 1926 to June 26, 1985.

US 66 covered a total of 385.20 miles (619.92 km) through Arizona. The highway ran from west to east, starting in Needles, California, through Kingman and Seligman to the New Mexico state line. Nationally, US 66 ran from Santa Monica, California, to Chicago, Illinois.

In its height of popularity, US 66 was one of the most popular highways in the state of Arizona, sometimes carrying over one million cars a year. [Wikipedia]

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