Marietta in Love County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)

Love County Courthouse

Photographed by Brian Anderson, August 11, 2018

1. Love County Courthouse Marker

Inscription. Oklahoma's first county courthouse built after Statehood. The corner-stone of Nelson Georgia marble was laid during Masonic ceremonies on April 29, 1910. The building was dedicated on November 24, with Senator J. Clint Graham presiding. The building houses all county offices and is a point of pride and focus of community activities.

Erected 1987 by Marietta Centennial Committee & Oklahoma Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Government & Politics • Political Subdivisions. A significant historical date for this entry is April 29, 1910.

Location. 33° 56.241′ N, 97° 7.262′ W. Marker is in Marietta, Oklahoma, in Love County. It is on West Main Street (State Highway 32), on the right when traveling east. Marker is located on the courthouse grounds. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 405 West Main Street, Marietta OK 73448, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Oklahoma’s Chickasaw Nation.

It is also in the American South,

specifically on the prairies,

and on the Southern Plains.

Globally,

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it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 4 other markers are within 14 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Love County Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Love County (within shouting distance of this marker); Edmund Pickens (approx. 8.3 miles away); Civilian Conservation Corps and Lake Murray State Park (approx. 13.6 miles away).

Love County Courthouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brian Anderson, August 11, 2018

2. Love County Courthouse

Credits. This page was last revised on December 31, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 13, 2018, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio. This page has been viewed 380 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 13, 2018, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.