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

Pawnee Agency

Photographed by James Hulse, September 10, 2021

1. Pawnee Agency Marker

Inscription. Established 1874. Pawnees sold their Nebraska lands and bought reservation here. Selected by their Chiefs and Wm. Nurgess, U.S. Agent. Pawnee Boarding School was opened near Agency in 1877. Reservation opened to White settlement Sept. 16, 1893. Agency consolidated, 1928, for 5 tribes: Pawnee, Oto, Ponca, Tonkawa and Kaw.

Erected 1995 by Oklahoma Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Indigenous Peoples and Communities. A significant historical date for this entry is September 16, 1893.

Location. 36° 19.828′ N, 96° 49.199′ W. Marker is near Pawnee, Oklahoma, in Pawnee County. It is on U.S. 64 ¼ mile west of Pawnee Bill Road, on the right when traveling west. The marker is located along the Highway at a small pullout. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pawnee OK 74058, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Tulsa.

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: The Log Cabin (approx. 0.2 miles away); Earth Lodge (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Barn (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Blacksmith Shop (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Windmill (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Observation Tower (approx. 0.2 miles away); Pawnee Bill Ranch and Museum (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Carriage House (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pawnee.

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Photographed by James Hulse, September 10, 2021

2. Pawnee Agency Marker

The view of the Pawnee Agency Marker from the road image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, September 10, 2021

3. The view of the Pawnee Agency Marker from the road

Credits. This page was last revised on September 11, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 10, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 334 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 10, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.