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Association, which was based in Leon, Iowa, marked the Missouri and Iowa portions of the route in 1912. The Chicago Auto Club marked the Illinois segment of the highway in 1913. By 1915, the route was considered "one of the best-marked highways between Quincy... and Chicago",
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Missouri portion of the route ran from Kansas City to Quincy by way of Hannibal. The route also passed through
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