Foyil may be a small town, but it’s big on Route 66 charm. Just a few miles east of town you’ll find Ed Galloway’s Totem Pole Park, home to the world’s tallest concrete totem pole. Rising nearly 90 feet, this colorful folk art landmark has become one of the most photographed stops along the Mother Road. The park also features other handcrafted structures and an eleven-sided fiddle house.
Foyil also takes pride in being the hometown of Andy Payne, the young Cherokee runner who won the legendary 1928 “Bunion Derby,” a transcontinental foot race from Los Angeles to New York. His victory against the odds made him a national hero, and today he’s honored locally with a statue located right on Route 66.
Foyil is also home to one of the oldest filling stations on the Mother Road. The Route 66 Texaco Station (sometimes called the Foyil Filling Station) was built in the early 1920s and remained in operation until the 1960s, when the highway was bypassed. This building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015. It is currently only viewable from the exterior as a photo op, but this roadside oddity is currently being restored and will be welcoming in travelers soon - roughly 100 years after its original opening.
