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Threatt Filling Station

Name: Threatt Filling Station
Start: Sun, 28 Oct 2018 17:29:14 GMT
End: Sun, 11 Nov 2018 00:00:00 GMT
Location: Custom Ink

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Gildan Ultra Cotton Long Sleeve T-shirt

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Be Apart Of History! Buy a shirt and funds will go directly to restoring the Threatt Filling Station to a historical museum!

All funds raised will be paid directly to Charles Threatt c/o Threatt Legacy for Threatt Filling Station Restoration Project.

$2,890 raised

112 items sold of

100 goal

Thanks to our supporters!

$35

Gildan Ultra Cotton Long Sleeve T-shirt, Unisex - Black

Gildan Ultra Cotton Long Sleeve T-shirt

Unisex - Black

About this campaign

Threatt Family Land & Filling Station The Threatt Filling Station sits on about 160 acres in Luther, Oklahoma. It is a part of Oklahoma history, as well as national history. It was the first black owned gas station on Route 66 and was known as one of the only safe places for African Americans traveling across country by way of this historical road. The Threatt Filling Station was just recognized in 2018 by Air BnB magazine as a property that should have been listed in The Green Book. The Green Book was a tourist guide to help African American travelers seeking safe locations while traveling during the Jim Crow era. The Threatt Filling Station is listed on the National Register of Historic Landmarks ( Google Threatt Filling Station ). This property has remained in the Threatt family for over 100 years. Help us restore our family legacy! Donate today!

From the mid 1910s through the 1950s, the Threatt Filling Station was a popular roadside stop for locals and travelers alike. The station was one of a very few places on Route 66 where people of color were welcome during an age when African American children setting out on trips asked their parents why they needed to carry so much food and water, as well as toilet paper and empty jars. Black adults growing up along Route 66 in Chicago just “knew which stretches they weren’t allowed to use.” The National Park Service listed the Threatt Filling Station on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

Supporters

Liz Huckleby 1 item

This is an important piece of Route 66 history!

Sharina Killingsworth 1 item

Anonymous 4 items

Rich Donohue 1 item

Mary Jo Andrade-Burkhard 2 items

Because my daughter Shante Dorsett is a Threatt and I want to share with and preserve hers and the family legacy. This is OUR HISTORY, that has not been told.

Christie Threatt 1 item

I’m so Happy to support this fundraiser to restore the Threatt Filling Station. I can’t wait to see the outcome of the restoration of the legacy that my family has made here so many years ago. Proud to be a Threatt

Brenda Carmichael 1 item

Frederick F Threatt 2 items

My family

Torshana Towles 1 item + $15

Tremeka Threatt 3 items

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