Elk City in Beckham County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)

Bob Potter · Mel Patterson · I.A. "Pat" Patterson

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— National Route 66 Museum and Old Town Museum —

Bob Potter · Mel Patterson · I.A. "Pat" Patterson Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 11, 2020

1. Bob Potter · Mel Patterson · I.A. "Pat" Patterson Marker

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Entrepreneurs, pioneering a new industry - a new way to receive a broadcast television signal. Inventing the first cable television system west of the Mississippi river, here in Elk City, Oklahoma.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Communications.

Location. 35° 24.75′ N, 99° 26.2′ W. Marker is in Elk City, Oklahoma, in Beckham County. It is on West 2nd Street, on the right when traveling west. The marker is on the grounds of the National Route 66 Museum and Old Town Museum. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Elk City OK 73648, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Oklahoma.

It is also in the American South,

specifically on the prairies,

and on the Southern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Comanchería,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Dust Bowl,

and the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within

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walking distance of this marker: 018 Cowtown (within shouting distance of this marker); "Western Cattle Trail" (within shouting distance of this marker); Gas Pump (within shouting distance of this marker); Cruze Farm House History (within shouting distance of this marker); First Wooden Home (within shouting distance of this marker); Road Grader (within shouting distance of this marker); Rock Bluff School (within shouting distance of this marker); The Anadarko Basin (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Elk City.

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 11, 2020

2. Bob Potter · Mel Patterson · I.A. "Pat" Patterson Marker

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 11, 2020

3. Bob Potter · Mel Patterson · I.A. "Pat" Patterson Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 14, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 13, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 540 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 13, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.