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

Pat Hennessey

 
 
Pat Hennessey Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James Hulse, September 15, 2025
1. Pat Hennessey Marker
Inscription. Attacked & killed by Indians, July 2, 1874.

Reverse Side
Hennessey, Pat Hennessey, Who Gave Our Town, Thy Name, While Time Lasts, We'll Sing Thy Praise, Thou'Lt Live for Aye and Aye in Fame
by Mrs. Annette B. Ehler

Memorial by Courtesy La Ferrel Pioneer Cherokee Strip 1893
 
Erected by Jack H. Pellow Monument Works, Enid Okla.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Wars, US Indian. A significant historical date for this entry is July 2, 1874.
 
Location. 36° 6.659′ N, 97° 53.956′ W. Marker is in Hennessey, Oklahoma, in Kingfisher County. It is at the intersection of North Main Street (U.S. 81) and W Nebraska Street, on the right when traveling south on North Main Street. The marker is located in the Memorial Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 204 N Main St, Hennessey OK 73742, 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, the Louisiana Purchase, and Cherokee Outlet.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Tribute to Patriotism and Valor (a few steps from this marker); First Rural Mail Route (a few steps from this marker); Roy V. Cashion (a few steps from this marker); Lest We Forget (within shouting distance of this marker); Massacre of Pat Hennessey (within shouting distance of this marker); Bull Foot Station (approx. Ύ mile away); Run of '89 North Boundary (approx. 3.7 miles away); Cherokee Strip (approx. 3.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map
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Pat Hennessey Marker - Reverse Side image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James Hulse, September 15, 2025
2. Pat Hennessey Marker - Reverse Side
The view of the Pat Hennessey Marker in the park image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James Hulse, September 15, 2025
3. The view of the Pat Hennessey Marker in the park
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 18, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 18, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 154 times since then and 100 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on September 18, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
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