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Hydro in Caddo County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)
 

The Baldwin Bridge

 
 
The Baldwin Bridge Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Jason Voigt, April 9, 2021
1. The Baldwin Bridge Marker
Inscription.

An encomium of honor to
Senator Don Baldwin


Born Feb. 2, 1912 Anadarko
Caddo County Oklahoma

Member House of
Representatives 1944-1948

Majority Floor Leader
State Senate 1955

President Pro Tempore
State Senate 1957

First Native born son of
Caddo County to be elected to
The Oklahoma State Senate

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Bridges & Viaducts. A significant historical date for this entry is February 2, 1912.
 
Location. 35° 32.457′ N, 98° 34.685′ W. Marker is in Hydro, Oklahoma, in Caddo County. It is on State Highway 58 0.3 miles south of 2nd Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3124 Old 66 Rd, Hydro OK 73048, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Kiowa Tribe and 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 Comancherνa, the territory of the Mississippian
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Culture, and the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Provine/Hamons' Station (approx. 0.6 miles away); The History of Lucille's (approx. 0.6 miles away); Hydro Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.7 miles away); McDonnell-Douglas F-4C Phantom II (approx. 5.2 miles away); Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Stafford (approx. 5.2 miles away); Lockheed F-104C "Starfighter" (approx. 5.2 miles away); Fairchild-Republic A-10 "Thunderbolt II" (approx. 5.2 miles away); Revolutionary War Patriots (approx. 5.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hydro.
 
The Baldwin Bridge Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Jason Voigt, April 9, 2021
2. The Baldwin Bridge Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 14, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 14, 2021, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 274 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on April 14, 2021, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.
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Jul. 27, 2026