Lebanon's Munger Moss is a working Route 66 landmark

Lebanon, the Laclede County seat, grew up along historic U.S. Route 66, and that heritage still shapes the town’s identity. The Munger Moss Motel, with its tall neon sign, is one of the recognizable mid-century roadside landmarks remaining from the highway era and is a regular stop for Route 66 travelers. For a resident or visitor, the practical context is that Lebanon is a genuine Route 66 town rather than a place that merely borders the route, and the older commercial corridor reflects that. For the documented history of Route 66 through Missouri, lean on the State Historical Society of Missouri and the National Park Service’s Route 66 program rather than travel blogs, and treat specific founding or ‘oldest/only’ claims as things to verify.