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

Steamboat Heroine

The Red River Journey

Steamboat <i>Heroine</i> Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, April 9, 2021

1. Steamboat Heroine Marker

Inscription. A steamboat is a large boat that uses steam for power. Many of these boats were used to transport supplies to soldiers and settlers all over the country in the nineteenth century. One sank in the Red River while it was bringing supplies to Fort Towson. The steamboat Heroine wreck was discovered and excavated by archaeologists beginning in the late 1990s. Have you ever ridden on a boat? What was it like? What types of supplies do you think they were carrying?

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Forts and Castles • Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 35° 29.618′ N, 97° 29.815′ W. Marker is in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, in Oklahoma County. It is in Central Oklahoma City. It can be reached from Nazih Zuhdi Drive west of North Laird Avenue. Marker is part of the Red River Journey pathway, which is on the grounds of the Oklahoma History Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive, Oklahoma City OK 73105, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker

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is in Central Oklahoma — Frontier Country.

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 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: Expedition of Bernard de la Harpe (here, next to this marker); Alikchi Court Grounds (here, next to this marker); The Red River Heritage Garden (a few steps from this marker); Hochatown (a few steps from this marker); Fort Towson (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Steamboat Heroine (a few steps from this marker); Miller County Controversy (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Fort Towson (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oklahoma City.

Additional keywords. Steamboat Heroine

Photographed by Jason Voigt, April 9, 2021

2. Steamboat Heroine Marker

Marker is where the red arrow is pointing

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 7, 2021, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 379 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 7, 2021, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.