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

Gas Pump

Photographed by Jason Voigt, October 9, 2021

1. Gas Pump Marker

Inscription. Ernest Martin of Leedey purchased this gas pump at public auction in 1946 to use on his farm. When ill health forced him to sell the farm in 1974, his daughter and son-in-law, Hellen & Derrel Weaver, bought the pump and donated it to the museum.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Agriculture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1946.

Location. 35° 24.715′ N, 99° 26.202′ W. Marker is in Elk City, Oklahoma, in Beckham County. It is on West 3rd Street (Business Interstate 40) west of North Pioneer Road, on the right when traveling west. Marker is outside the National Route 66 Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2717 W 3rd St, Elk City OK 73644, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is 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 Comanchería,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Dust Bowl,

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and the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Cruze Farm House History (within shouting distance of this marker); 018 Cowtown (within shouting distance of this marker); First Wooden Home (within shouting distance of this marker); Rock Bluff School (within shouting distance of this marker); Bob Potter · Mel Patterson · I.A. "Pat" Patterson (within shouting distance of this marker); National Route 66 Museum and Old Town Museum Complex, Elk City, Oklahoma (within shouting distance of this marker); The Anadarko Basin (within shouting distance of this marker); Road Grader (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Elk City.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, October 9, 2021

2. Gas Pump Marker

close-up of marker and gas pump

Photographed by Jason Voigt, October 9, 2021

3. Gas Pump Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 2, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 1, 2021, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 682 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 1, 2021, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.