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New Cordell in Washita County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)
 

Cordell, Okla.

 
 
Cordell, Okla. Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James Hulse, October 31, 2021
1. Cordell, Okla. Marker
Inscription.
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Cordell Christian College 1907-1918
Western Okla. Christian College 1921-1925
Oklahoma Christian College 1925-1931

 
Erected by Washita County Historical Society and Okla. Historical Society.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education.
 
Location. 35° 17.667′ N, 98° 59.217′ W. Marker is in New Cordell, Oklahoma, in Washita County. It is at the intersection of East 3rd Street and North Glenn L. English Street (U.S. 183), on the right when traveling east on East 3rd Street. The marker is located along the street at a school park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 305 East 3rd Street, Cordell OK 73632, 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 Culture, and the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Cordell Academy (a few steps from this marker); Coming of the Indians (approx. Ό mile away); Coming of the White Man (approx. Ό mile away); Washita County (approx. Ό mile away); Flame of Freedom (approx. 0.3 miles away); Washita County Courthouse (approx. 0.3 miles away); Red Bluff Community Church and School (approx. 5.4 miles away); Tacola/Cloud Chief School (approx. 8.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Cordell.
 
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Cordell, Okla. Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James Hulse, October 31, 2021
2. Cordell, Okla. Marker
The view of the Cordell, Okla. Marker from the highway image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James Hulse, October 31, 2021
3. The view of the Cordell, Okla. Marker from the highway
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 2, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 1, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 568 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on November 2, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
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