Woodward in Woodward County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)
Temple Lea Houston
Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, July 2024
1. Temple Lea Houston Marker
On this 800 Block of Main Street, from his arrival in Woodward in 1893 until his untimely death in 1905, Temple Houston practiced law, spoke to rapt audiences, participated in a gunfight with the Jennings brothers, and was tried and acquitted for manslaughter in the shooting death of Ed Jennings.
A native Texan, he accomplished more in the last 12 years of his life here in the Oklahoma Territory than most people could achieve over the course of three lifetimes. He rests eternally here in his adopted home of Woodward next to his beloved wife, Laura and three of their children.
"Mr. Houston dies regretted by the people of Oklahoma and Texas, each alike in their regard, one the state of his nativity, the other the land of his adoption. In neither,never lived a brighter man or a kinder heart or one who leaves so many friends to regret his death."-William Ezra Bolton. 1905
Erected by Oklahoma Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Law Enforcement • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1893.
Location. 36° 26.164′ N, 99° 23.435′ W. Marker
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Regionally, this marker is 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 Comancherνa, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Dust Bowl, the Louisiana Purchase, and Cherokee Outlet.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 14 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Military Chapel (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Crossing (approx. half a mile away); Boiling Springs - An Oasis on the Prairie (approx. 4.9 miles away); The Civilian Conservation Corps Company 2822 Woodward Oklahoma (approx. 4.9 miles away); The Civilian Conservation Corps and Boiling Springs State Park (approx. 4.9 miles away); Boiling Springs State Park and the Civilian Conservation Corps (approx. 4.9 miles away); Camp Supply (approx. 12.8 miles away); Historic Fort Supply Cemetery (approx. 13.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Woodward.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 4, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 2, 2026, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. This page has been viewed 13 times since then. Photo 1. submitted on May 2, 2026, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
