Florence Fifer Bohrer

Historical marker location:

909 North McLean Street, Bloomington, Illinois

( Marker is at the intersection of North McLean Street and East Walnut Street, on the right when traveling north on North McLean Street.)

Marker installed: 2005

(1877 - 1960).

The famous Route 66, one of the first highways in the U.S., passed through Illinois. The highway, which stretched from Chicago to Santa Monica, California, was a popular route for tourists and truckers and played an important role in American culture and history.