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

Built in 1908 by the Mentzer Family

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 10, 2024

1. Built in 1908 by the Mentzer Family Marker

Inscription. This Historic Building Housed
Mentzer Brothers
Ford Dealership & Hardware
in 1908
Thomas Grocery
Meat Market
Clothing & Household Goods
in 1935
Pepper Furniture
in 1965
James Furniture & Appliances
in 1983
Funkhouser Furniture & Appliances
in 1991
Pawnee County Historical Museum
County Memorabilia & Dick Tracy
Headquarters
in 1999

Erected 2010.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1908.

Location. 36° 20.325′ N, 96° 48.251′ W. Marker is in Pawnee, Oklahoma, in Pawnee County. It is on 6th Street north of Harrison Street (U.S. 64), on the left when traveling north. The marker is mounted at eye-level, directly on the subject building, at the center of the front/east facade. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 513 6th Street, Pawnee OK 74058, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Tulsa.

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,

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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: 45th Infantry Division (within shouting distance of this marker); Pawnee Nation Code Talkers of World War II (within shouting distance of this marker); Arkansas Valley National Bank (within shouting distance of this marker); Pawnee County Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); This Bank Founded on February 8, 1894 (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Chester Gould Birthplace 1900 (about 400 feet away); Pawnee Bill's Wild West Show (approx. 0.8 miles away); Wild West Show (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pawnee.

Also see . . . Pawnee County Historical Society Museum & Dick Tracy Headquarters.

Excerpt: The Pawnee County Historical Society Museum gives an exciting and educational peek into the life of Chester Gould — the Pawnee native who created the Dick Tracy comic strip — and preserves the names, places and history
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 10, 2024

2. Built in 1908 by the Mentzer Family Marker
The marker is mounted at eye-level on the right side of the entrance.
of the Pawnee community. Artifacts from area ghost towns are on display, as well as pieces of Pawnee Tribe history. Genealogy research materials are available at the museum for the use of the public. This Pawnee attraction is located in a historic Oklahoma building that starts to tell some of the history of Pawnee you'll find inside.

(Submitted on February 16, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Mentzer Family Building (<i>east/front elevation</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 10, 2024

3. Mentzer Family Building (east/front elevation)

This historic 1908 building currently houses the Pawnee County Historical Society Museum & Dick Tracy Headquarters.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 16, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 158 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 16, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.

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