Ground breaking ceremony for new Route 66 park

Members of the Baxter Springs Historical Society recently broke ground on a future Route 66 Roadside Park in Baxter Springs. Courtesy photo.
Members of the Baxter Springs Historical Society recently broke ground on a future Route 66 Roadside Park in Baxter Springs. Courtesy photo.

Members of the Baxter Springs Historical Society recently broke ground on a future Route 66 Roadside Park in Baxter Springs. The Park will adjoin the Route 66 Visitors Center and provide parking for downtown Baxter Springs, a mural wall, and a statue commemorating Baxter Springs’ heritage as the first Cowtown in Kansas.

“I’m incredibly excited to start work on this project,” said Jordan Adams, Hist…