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

100 Beautiful Years

Blackwell Oklahoma

— 1893 ★ Centennial ★ 1993 —

100 Beautiful Years Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jason Armstrong, March 13, 2022

1. 100 Beautiful Years Marker

Inscription. This monument is dedicated to the settlers who on September 16, 1893 made the last run when the Cherokee Outlet was opened to homesteaders, and to the pioneers whose courage and toil shaped a barren prairie into a flourishing land for generations to come.

Erected 1993 by Anson Memorial Company; logo designed by Mrs. Donald E. Becker.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is June 16, 1893.

Location. 36° 48.103′ N, 97° 16.995′ W. Marker is in Blackwell, Oklahoma, in Kay County. It is on South Main Street (U.S. 177) just south of West Padon Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Located on the grounds of the Top of Oklahoma Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 303 S Main St, Blackwell OK 74631, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is 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,

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it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and Cherokee Outlet.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Blackwell Zinc Company WWII Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Homesteaders (a few steps from this marker); Oklahoma Baptist College (within shouting distance of this marker); Replica of the Statue of Liberty (approx. ¾ mile away); Camp Tonkawa (approx. 7.4 miles away); Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce (approx. 7.9 miles away); Braman / Braman Business Leaders 1898 — 1930 (approx. 8.9 miles away); Oklahoma War Chief (approx. 11.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Blackwell.

Top of Oklahoma Museum image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jason Armstrong, March 13, 2022

2. Top of Oklahoma Museum

Photographed by Mark Hilton, June 15, 2022

3. 100 Beautiful Years Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 14, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 11, 2022, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. This page has been viewed 352 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 11, 2022, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. 3. submitted on May 14, 2023, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.