Commerce in Ottawa County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)
Mickey Charles Mantle
"The Commerce Comet"
| | Dr. Nick A. Calcagno, Artist | |
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 15, 2011
1. Mickey Charles Mantle Memorial
CHS class of '49
[Statue dedicated April 17, 2010]
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About the Artist
Dr. Nick A Calcagno was the recipient of numerous awards and many professional achievements. His artwork is exhibited at the Kansas City Art Institute, Oklahoma Hall of Fame, Legacy Sports Gallery in Arlington, Texas, and the Fenster Museum in Tulsa, Oklahoma among others. Fine examples of his immense talent are an 8' sculptor of 1969 Heisman Trophy winner Steve Owens displayed on the Oklahoma University campus, and the Norseman scultor displayed on the NEO A&M campus in Miami, Oklahoma.
Dr. Calcagno literally touched thousands of lives throughout his 39 years in education, 28 in the humanities and art department at NEO A&M College. A community can never fill the void with the loss of a master educator. Nick Calcagno was a master educator.
Erected 2010.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Sports. In addition, it is included in the Baseball Hall of Famers series list. A significant historical date for this entry is April 17, 1955.
Location. 36° 55.497′ N, 94° 52.332′ W. Marker is in Commerce, Oklahoma, in Ottawa County.
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Regionally, this marker is in Oklahoma’s Quapaw Nation, specifically in the Cherokee Nation, and in Northeast Oklahoma Green Country. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Ozarks, 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Boyhood Home of Mickey Mantle (approx. 0.4 miles away); The British Plot (approx. 1.1 miles away); McPherson Post No 48 G.A.R. Civil War Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away); Ore Mines (approx. 1.3 miles away); Steve Owens (approx. 3.3 miles away); Carol Littleton (approx. 3.3 miles away); Dr. Nick Calcagno (approx. 3.3 miles away); Bill Hudson Hastings (approx. 3.3 miles away).
Also see . . . Mickey Mantle. (Submitted on April 16, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 15, 2011
2. Artist Marker on Mantle Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 15, 2011
3. Mickey Charles Mantle Memorial and Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 15, 2011
4. Mickey Charles Mantle Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 15, 2011
5. Mickey Charles Mantle Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 15, 2011
6. Commerce High School Sign
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 15, 2011
7. Mickey Charles Mantle Statue
Credits. This page was last revised on December 3, 2019. It was originally submitted on April 16, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,531 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on April 16, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
