Andrew Hartley Payne Marker

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Foyil in Rogers County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)

Andrew Hartley Payne
(1907 - 1977)

Andrew Hartley Payne Marker Photo, Click for full size

By Michael Kindig, May 25, 2003

1. Andrew Hartley Payne Marker

Inscription. Andrew Hartley Payne (1907 - 1977) won the 1928 Great Transcontinental Footrace, began in Los Angeles 3/4/28, ended 3,422.3 miles later in NYC 5/26/28.

Andy, of Cherokee ancestry, graduated from Foyil High School, served 36 years as Clerk of Oklahoma Supreme Court, earned law degree from Oklahoma City University, served in the U.S. Army.

Location. 36° 25.619′ N, 95° 31.674′ W. Marker is in Foyil, Oklahoma, in Rogers County. Marker is on Andy Payne Boulevard just north of Oklahoma Route 66, on the right when traveling west. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Foyil OK 74031, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 14 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Claremore Mound (approx. 6.6 miles away); Howdy Folks (approx. 9.3 miles away); Will Rogers (approx. 9.3 miles away); Will Rogers Memorial (approx. 9.4 miles away); Oklahoma Military Academy War Memorial (approx. 9.5 miles away); Oklahoma Military Academy Killed in Action Memorial (approx. 9.5 miles away); George Washington (approx. 9.5 miles away); Oklahoma's First Waterflood (approx. 13.4 miles away).

By Michael Kindig, May 25, 2003

2. Andrew Hartley Payne Marker

By Michael Kindig, May 25, 2003

3. Andrew Hartley Payne Marker

By Michael Kindig, May 25, 2003

4. Andrew Hartley Payne Marker

Credits. This page originally submitted on January 27, 2012, by Michael Kindig of Long Beach, California. This page has been viewed 202 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 27, 2012, by Michael Kindig of Long Beach, California. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.