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

Philip J. Rhoads

Airport Trustee Oklahoma City Airport Trust From 1956 to 1977

— Oklahoma City Aviation Leadership Citation —

Philip J. Rhoads Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Thomas Smith, April 13, 2025

1. Philip J. Rhoads Marker

Inscription. This citation is granted in recognition of the significant and farsighted contribution and untiring leadership in continuous service as a trustee of the Oklahoma City Airport trust and the financial planning expertise which resulted in construction of the facilities which house the FAA Aeronautical Center and numerous other airport facilities on the Oklahoma City Airports.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Air & Space.

Location. 35° 23.343′ N, 97° 36.008′ W. Marker is in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, in Oklahoma County. It is on 7100 Terminal Dr. 2 miles Amelia Earhart Ln., on the right when traveling north. OKC Will Rogers International Airport. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Oklahoma City OK 731, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Oklahoma — Frontier Country.

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

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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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Stanley C. Draper (approx. half a mile away); Ralph M. Ball (approx. half a mile away); Jim D. Scott (approx. half a mile away); Stockyards City (approx. 5 miles away); a different marker also named Stockyards City (approx. 5.1 miles away); Lion's Head from Terminal Building and Arcade (approx. 6 miles away); Gristmill Bed Stone (approx. 6 miles away); Charles Gasham Jones (approx. 6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oklahoma City.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 26, 2025, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 124 times since then and 14 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on April 26, 2025, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.