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

Stanley C. Draper

Executive Vice President
Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce from 1919 to 1968

— Oklahoma City Aviation Leadership Citation —

 
 
Stanley C. Draper Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Thomas Smith, April 13, 2025
1. Stanley C. Draper Marker
Inscription. Cited for recognizing the dynamic future of aviation in its infancy and then assuring that Oklahoma City would play a key roll in its growth and development and his farsighted leadership in motivating the City of Oklahoma City to purchase larger area of land for the protection of Oklahoma City Airport system.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & SpaceIndustry & Commerce.
 
Location. 35° 23.721′ N, 97° 35.784′ W. Marker is in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, in Oklahoma County. It is in Southwest Oklahoma City. It is on Terminal Drive south of Amelia Earhart Lane, on the right when traveling south. The marker is on the grounds of OKC Will Rogers International Airport. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7100 Terminal Dr, Oklahoma City OK 73159, 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
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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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Jim D. Scott (within shouting distance of this marker); Ralph M. Ball (within shouting distance of this marker); Philip J. Rhoads (approx. half a mile away); Stockyards City (approx. 4.6 miles away); a different marker also named Stockyards City (approx. 4.6 miles away); Lion's Head from Terminal Building and Arcade (approx. 5½ miles away); Gristmill Bed Stone (approx. 5½ miles away); Charles Gasham Jones (approx. 5½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oklahoma City.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 15, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 1, 2025, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 77 times since then and 11 times this year. Photo   1. submitted on May 1, 2025, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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