the State Historical Society of Missouri
Terry Primas is a retired teacher, local historian, and tour guide on Pulaski County’s Route 66.
By the middle of 1940, Europe was engulfed in war. On September 16, Franklin D. Roosevelt signed legislation…
Terry Primas is a retired teacher, local historian, and tour guide on Pulaski County’s Route 66.
![Hooker Cut as it looked upon completion in 1945. This view is looking east on Route 66. [Courtesy of Missouri State Archives, Missouri Department of Transportation Collection]](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2025-04/1.-hooker-cut.jpg?itok=_1obES3D "Hooker Cut as it looked upon completion in 1945. This view is looking east on Route 66. [Courtesy of Missouri State Archives, Missouri Department of Transportation Collection]")
By the middle of 1940, Europe was engulfed in war. On September 16, Franklin D. Roosevelt signed legislation…