Around 36 historic military vehicles will travel along old Jefferson Highway during October.
The Military Vehicle Preservation Association: History In Motion has done convoys every few years since 2009, including a convoy along old Route 66. This year, they are traveling along old Jefferson Highway October 1-22, 2024. The MVPA Jefferson Highway convoy will come through Kansas October 11-15. The convoy is expected to consist of around 36 registered teams and military vehicles, plus about 8 support vehicles – around 70 people total.
The latest roster of registered vehicles/teams and a general map of the route is attached.
The convoy will come through my immediate area of Southeast Kansas October 14-15, so I have more information for that available.
SCHEDULE
Please note: The convoy will stick to the times as closely as possible, but they are ESTIMATES. There will be an advance team that will be 15-30 minutes ahead of the full convoy. Our office will have contact information for the advance team.
Day 11: Friday, October 11
- Overnight stop in Fort Leavenworth
Day 12: Saturday, October 12
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Overnight stop in Olathe
Day 13: Sunday, October 13
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Overnight stop in Fort Scott
Day 14: Monday, October 14
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10:00a – Leaving Fort Scott
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Weather permitting, they will follow the original route, which does not follow the current path of US-69, as much as possible out towards Arcadia, then back by Northeast High School, through Downtown Arma, then on to Franklin
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11:00a – Public viewing at Franklin Community Park, Franklin (Miners Hall Museum is hosting them)
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2:30p – Leave Franklin Community Park
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3p Public viewing at Crawford County Historical Museum, Pittsburg
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6:00p – Supper at The Lord’s Diner – NOTE FOR MEDIA: Please do not promote this as it is not open to the public. However, it is open to media. The Lord’s Diner is located in what was originally the Jefferson Highway Garage. It is the last known building along the route to still have its original signage.
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Overnight in Pittsburg
Day 15: Tuesday, October 15
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Convoy will break up and have breakfast, explore, and lunch on their own. I’m told some are have expressed interest in the Veterans Memorial with the Vietnam Memorial Wall replica on the PSU campus.
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2p Rally point – Home Depot parking lot in north Pittsburg
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“Parade” – Convoy will go by Pittsburg’s middle school then through Downtown Pittsburg
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On to Big Brutus: Convoy aims to stay on old Jefferson Highway, and staying off of the bypass around Pittsburg. That means from Broadway Street in Pittsburg, they hope to follow South 220th Street/old Langdon Lane to US-69, then take that south all the way to Scammon Road/old KS-102, which they will then follow all the way west to Big Brutus.
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3p Public viewing at Big Brutus, West Mineral (FREE admission at Big Brutus from 3 p.m. until close)
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Cookout for convoyers at Big Brutus
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Overnight at Big Brutus
