Wagoner in Wagoner County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)
First Permanent Brick Building
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 11, 2024
1. First Permanent Brick Building Marker
Daughters of
the American Colonists
recognizes and honors this
first permanent brick building
in the first incorporated town
in Indian Territory
Wagoner
Settled June 5, 1887 by the Wm. H. McAnallys, incorporated January 4, 1896 to provide law and order, public improvements and the upbuilding of society for its citizens who offered the first free municipal schools in Indian Territory in 1897.
Erected by Oklahoma State Society, Daughters of the American Colonists.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Education • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Colonists series list. A significant historical date for this entry is June 5, 1887.
Location. 35° 57.596′ N, 95° 22.606′ W. Marker is in Wagoner, Oklahoma, in Wagoner County. It is at the intersection of North Main Street and East Cherokee Street, on the left when traveling south on North Main Street. The marker is mounted at eye-level near the southwest corner of the subject building,
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Regionally, this marker is in Oklahoma’s Muscogee Nation, specifically in the Cherokee Nation, in Northeast Oklahoma Green Country, and in Greater Tulsa. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Ozarks, 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: Old City Hall & Fire Station (within shouting distance of this marker); Oklahoma Centennial Bench (within shouting distance of this marker); Semore Park (within shouting distance of this marker); World War II Memorial (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Wagoner (about 600 feet away); Melvin "Buck" Garrison (about 700 feet away); Sam Powell and U.S. Court (about 700 feet away); Wagoner County Veterans Memorial (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wagoner.
Also see . . . Wagoner, Oklahoma (Wikipedia).
Excerpt: The town began as a small community at the intersection of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas (MKT) Railway and the Kansas and Arkansas Valley Railway (later the Missouri Pacific Railway), when William McAnally, a foreman for the MKT built a small hotel at this isolated location in June 1887. By the next summer others had built two more hotels and two general stores.(Submitted on October 27, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 11, 2024
2. First Permanent Brick Building Marker
The marker is mounted on the west [left] side of the building, near the front windows.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 11, 2024
3. First Permanent Brick Building (west elevation)
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 11, 2024
4. First Permanent Brick Building (south elevation)
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 11, 2024
5. First Permanent Brick Building (southwest elevation)
Credits. This page was last revised on October 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 26, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 226 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 27, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
