Elk City in Beckham County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)
Bob Potter · Mel Patterson · I.A. "Pat" Patterson
Community TV
— National Route 66 Museum and Old Town Museum —
Photographed By Craig Doda, May 11, 2020
1. Bob Potter · Mel Patterson · I.A. "Pat" Patterson Marker
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. Marker 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 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.
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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 297 times since then and 56 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.
