Nancy Harkness Love

Historical marker location:

100 Heritage Dr, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois

( Marker is on Main Street just east of Symington Drive, on the right when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 1996

1914 - 1976. Airlift/Tanker Association Hall of Fame Inductee - 1996.

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.