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

T.G. & Y.

Founder and First Store

T.G. & Y. Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, September 15, 2025

1. T.G. & Y. Marker

Inscription. Raymond A. Young started operations here in Kingfisher with a single variety goods store on this site in 1928, expanding to 12 stores in the following years.

By 1935, Young's expanded business required relocation of the warehouse and purchasing operations to nearby Oklahoma City, where he partnered with Rawdon Tomlinson and Enoch Gosselin.

Needing a name for their venture, the three took the first initials of their last names and placed them in order of their ages and established the first TG&Y Store in 1936.

Growing to over 900 stores nationwide, the TG&Y chain specialized in merchandise priced from five cents to one dollar with the motto, "What people want at a price they can afford.?"

Erected by Oklahoma Centennial 07 and Historic Kingfisher Trails.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1928.

Location. 35° 51.766′ N, 97° 55.971′ W. Marker is in Kingfisher, Oklahoma, in Kingfisher County. It is at the intersection of North Main Street and W Admire Ave, on the left when traveling north on North Main Street. The marker is located along the budding. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 222 N Main St, Kingfisher OK 73750, 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

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markers are within walking distance of this marker: First Drug Store in Oklahoma (here, next to this marker); "Apostle Paul Sykes" / Lt. Keith Lowry (within shouting distance of this marker); Pappe Building Grand Opera House (within shouting distance of this marker); Bracken Building Downtown Hospital (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Peoples National Bank (about 400 feet away); Kingfisher (about 500 feet away); Pioneer Telephone Cooperative, Inc. (about 500 feet away); Lame Bull of the Cheyenne (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kingfisher.

Photographed by James Hulse, September 15, 2025

2. T.G. & Y. Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 19, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 19, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 76 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 19, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.