Along transcontinental Route 6 are many signs of the impacts of World War II and other military activities. The brick chimney, shown in this July 1998 photo, is what remains of the World War II Atlanta Prisoner-of-war camp. The 3000 German soldiers interned here were used to fill farm labor shortages in the area. Apparently one prisoner escaped, only to return voluntarily.

A beacon to Route 6 travelers: the Tower Motel and Lounge in Holdrege. (July 1998 photo)

The former Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (now the BNSF) paralleled Route 6 through central Nebraska. Named after the innovative early streamlined trains used first in the 1930s by the CB&Q, this Holdrege café is nestled next to the railroad tracks two blocks south of Route 6. (September 1999 photo).