Guthrie in Logan County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)

State Seal Stolen

Photographed by Michael E Sanchez, Jr., October 8, 2017

1. State Seal Stolen Marker

Inscription.
This building was the state capitol when the state seal was stolen from here and taken to Oklahoma City, on the night of June 11, 1910, thus moving the site of the state capitol. The first university of Oklahoma was located here in 1892. It operated as such for two years.

Erected by Fogarty Jr. High Oklahoma History Classes 1954 -55.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Notable Events. A significant historical date for this entry is June 11, 1910.

Location. 35° 52.612′ N, 97° 25.359′ W. Marker is in Guthrie, Oklahoma, in Logan County. It is at the intersection of East Harrison Avenue and South Broad Street on East Harrison Avenue. This marker is 14 feet east of Broad Street on the southeast corner. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 301 East Harrison Avenue, Guthrie OK 73044, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Oklahoma — Frontier Country

and in Greater Oklahoma City.

It is also in the American South,

specifically on the prairies,

and on the Southern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

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the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Birthplace of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry in Oklahoma (within shouting distance of this marker); Brooks Opera House (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); First Library (about 600 feet away); Carnegie Library (about 700 feet away); Rough Riders (about 700 feet away); De Steiguer Building (about 800 feet away); Oklahoma Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); Gray Bros. Building (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Guthrie.

Also see . . .
1. Seal's "Theft' More Fiction Than Fact. The Oklahoman website entry (Submitted on August 21, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

2. Wikipedia entry for Seal. Excerpt:

A seal is a device for making an impression ... including an embossment on paper, and is also the impression thus made. The original purpose was to authenticate a document... The
Photographed by Michael E Sanchez, Jr., October 8, 2017

2. Logan County Courthouse
The marker can be seen in front of the flag pole.
seal-making device is also referred to as the seal... If the impression is made purely as a relief resulting from the greater pressure on the paper where the high parts of the seal matrix touch, the seal is known as a dry seal; in other cases ink or another liquid or liquefied medium is used, in another color than the paper.

(Submitted on June 6, 2020.)

Seal of the State of Oklahoma image. Click for full size.

Via Wikimedia Commons

3. Seal of the State of Oklahoma

Credits. This page was last revised on August 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 2, 2019, by Michael E Sanchez, Jr. of Kansas City, Missouri. This page has been viewed 2,112 times since then and 60 times this year. It was the Marker of the Week June 7, 2020. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 2, 2019, by Michael E Sanchez, Jr. of Kansas City, Missouri. 3. submitted on June 6, 2020, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.