Spencer, MO
Spencer has been a ghost town twice. It was founded the 1870s when a post office opened there, but it was a ghost town by 1912. When Route 66 came through, it experienced a resurgence until I-44 bypassed it, when it became a ghost town again.
There is nothing left of Spencer but the stone Phillips 66 Spencer Garage. It is well kept up and preserved. There once was a barber shop, a cafe' and a feed store. If you look inside the windows, you will find that they all are clean, and there even is an old barber chair in the barber shop.
Check out the gasoline prices still displayed: $0.12 for Regular!
The roadway supposedly is one of only four remaining stretches of Route 66 that never has been repaved or widened. It's an authentic old time Route 66 experience.
From Spencer, follow Farm Rd 2059 until it intersects with Hwy 96 - Go left on Hwy 96 and follow it to Heatonville
From Spencer, cross the bridge and go left on Hwy N - When Hwy N intersects with Hwy 96 cross Hwy 96 onto "Old 66" and follow it to Paris Springs
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