Ponca City in Kay County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)
B. S. Barnes
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 10, 2024
1. B. S. Barnes Marker
1847-1906
Grand Avenue
Ponca City 1899
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers.
Location. 36° 42.226′ N, 97° 4.945′ W. Marker is in Ponca City, Oklahoma, in Kay County. It is at the intersection of Grand Avenue East (Business U.S. 60) and North 2nd Street, on the right when traveling west on Grand Avenue East. The marker is located beside the sidewalk at the northeast corner of the intersection. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 201 Grand Avenue East, Ponca City OK 74601, 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, 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 walking distance of this marker: Oklahoma Indian Nations (a few steps from this marker); Farmer's National Bank (within shouting distance of this marker); Poncan Theater (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); E. W. Marland (about 300 feet away); Gill Funeral Home (about 300 feet away); Bill Pickett (about 300 feet away); The Miller Brothers (about 300 feet away); Frances Smith Catron (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ponca City.
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Burton Seymour "B. S." Barnes
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Louis Seymour Barnes, the youngest son of Burton Seymour Barnes, the founder of Ponca City, was nine years old at the time of the opening of the Cherokee Strip. He came to Ponca City a few months later with his family and was a prominent citizen and leader in civic and financial affairs there all of his life. He wrote this article for The Chronicles on Saturday, November 10, 1956. He died the next morning on November 11, 1956.(Submitted on December 26, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)Excerpt: Burton Seymour Barnes, my father, had been in the furniture business in Adrian, Michigan, but the depression of 1892 caused him to sell that business, and he was interested in finding a new venture. He read of the opening of the Cherokee Strip and in June 1893 went to Arkansas City to look over the new land. It was his idea to found a city. The more he thought of it, the more he became imbued with the idea. He bought a surrey and two fine black horses to drive over the Strip to find the best place to establish the city
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 10, 2024
2. B. S. Barnes Marker
Looking west along Grand Avenue at Second Street.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 26, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 25, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 215 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 25, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
