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

Louise Funk Fluke

Photographed by Jason Voigt, April 10, 2021

1. Louise Funk Fluke Marker

Inscription. Louise Funk Fluke (1900-1986) designer of the State Flag of Oklahoma, was born in Arkansas and raised in Shawnee. She entered the winning flag design in a statewide contest in 1925 through the Wunagisa Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution. She is buried at Fairview Cemetery.

Erected by Oklahoma Historical Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Women. In addition, it is included in the Oklahoma Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1900.

Location. 35° 19.653′ N, 96° 54.965′ W. Marker is in Shawnee, Oklahoma, in Pottawatomie County. It is at the intersection of East Main Street and South Pennsylvania Avenue, on the right when traveling west on East Main Street. Marker is on the grounds of the Shawnee Train Station and Pottawatomie County Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 601 E Main St, Shawnee OK 74801, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Oklahoma — Frontier Country

and in Greater Oklahoma City.

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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Washington Irving (here, next to this marker); Beard Cabin (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Shawnee Horse Trough (about 500 feet away); Shawnee Milling Company (approx. 0.4 miles

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away); Home on the Range (approx. 1.1 miles away); Historic Rainbow Arch Bridge (approx. 2 miles away); Shawnee Mission (approx. 2.4 miles away); Benedictine Hall (approx. 3½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shawnee.

Also see . . . Louise Fluke on Wikipedia. Dubbed the "Betsy Ross of Oklahoma", Fluke learned of the DAR contest while sewing her own wedding gown. For three weeks, she studied Oklahoma history at the Oklahoma Historical Society before submitting her designs. (Submitted on September 14, 2021, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.)

Photographed by Jason Voigt, April 10, 2021

2. Louise Funk Fluke Marker

Located at Centennial Park near the Pottawatomie County Museum.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 14, 2021, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 559 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 14, 2021, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.