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

Horizon Hill

The Governor Seay Mansion

Photographed by James Hulse, September 16, 2025

1. Horizon Hill Marker

Inscription. Constructed in 1892, this house originally belonged to Abraham Jefferson Seay, the third territorial governor of Oklahoma. Seay sold his home to G.H. Logan in October 1901. Mr. Logan was the founder of Logan-Ames Co. and a business owner in Kingfisher.

The house was later owned by Edwin Hockaday and his wife Sarah, owners of Ed Hockaday & Co., which started in Kingfisher in 1899.

Over the years the home had many owners and even served as a boarding house before being purchased and preserved by the State of Oklahoma.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical month for this entry is October 1901.

Location. 35° 50.923′ N, 97° 56.357′ W. Marker is in Kingfisher, Oklahoma, in Kingfisher County. It is at the intersection of Zellers Ave and South 11th Street on Zellers Ave. The marker and building are located on the grounds of the Chisholm Trail Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1220 S 11th St, Kingfisher OK 73750, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

It is also

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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 walking distance of this marker: Restoration (here, next to this marker); Governor Seay (a few steps from this marker); The Dalton Cabin (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); 45th Infantry Division Memorial (approx. 0.8 miles away); Kingfisher Stage Station (approx. 0.8 miles away); Kingfisher County Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); Historical Society Birthplace (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Chisholm Trail (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kingfisher.

Also see . . . Abraham Jefferson Seay - The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. Oklahoma Historical Society

Born at Amherst Courthouse, Virginia, on November 28, 1832, Abraham Jefferson Seay, a governor of Oklahoma Territory, was the eldest
Photographed by James Hulse, September 16, 2025

2. Horizon Hill Marker
son of Cam and Lucy J. Seay. The Seay family moved to Missouri in 1836, and young Seay attended public schools and Steelville Academy. His first real job was wielding a pick and shovel on the Missouri Pacific Railroad. Later he taught school and read law. In 1860 Seay moved to Cherryville, Missouri, to practice law. He enlisted in the U.S. Army at the beginning of the Civil War, serving in the Thirty-second Missouri Infantry at Vicksburg, Chattanooga, Lookout Mountain, Atlanta, and Savannah, and he rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel in command of a regiment. At war's end he entered Republican politics and served as Crawford County attorney and then as circuit judge of the Ninth Missouri District.

(Submitted on September 21, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

The inside view of the dinning room image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, September 16, 2025

3. The inside view of the dinning room

Photographed by James Hulse, September 16, 2025

4. Horizon Hill Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 21, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 21, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 77 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 21, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.