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

Chickasaw Nation Garden

Dedicated September 6, 2011

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 10, 2025

1. Chickasaw Nation Garden Marker

Inscription. Oklahoma City University and the United Methodist Church have a long history of close relationships with the Indian people of Oklahoma and the former Indian Territory. Former State Senator and Seminole Nation Chief Enoch Kelly Haney, a graduate of OCU, created the sculpture of the Chickasaw Warrior. It faces east, the direction from which the sun arises each morning and from which the Savior will return. The Warrior represents faith, persistence, resilience, and watchfulness; all qualities of an educational institution. The generosity and support of the “unconquered and unconquerable” Chickasaw Nation and Governor Bill Anoatubby placed the Chickasaw Warrior here for all to enjoy.

Erected by Oklahoma City University • Governor Bill Anoatubby • President Robert H. Henry • Chief Enoch Kelly Haney.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical date for this entry is September 6, 2011.

Location. 35° 29.684′ N, 97° 32.502′ W. Marker is in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, in Oklahoma County. It is in Uptown

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Oklahoma City. It can be reached from the intersection of Loeffler Drive and Paul Hansen Drive when traveling south. Marker is in front of the Tom and Brenda McDaniel University Center on the Oklahoma City University campus. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 420 Loeffler Dr, Oklahoma City OK 73106, 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 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: Tom and Brenda McDaniel University Center (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of Historic Frederickson Field House (within shouting distance of this marker); Oklahoma United Methodist Hall (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Aduddell Fitness Center (about 400 feet away);

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 10, 2025

2. Chickasaw Nation Garden Marker

Nellie Melton Panhellenic Quadrangle (about 700 feet away); Vietnam War Memorial in Oklahoma City (approx. half a mile away); Milk Bottle Grocery (approx. half a mile away); Weather Service Building (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oklahoma City.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 22, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 134 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 22, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.