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

Davenport's Historic Broadway Avenue

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 16, 2011

1. Davenport's Historic Broadway Avenue Marker

Inscription.

Paved in 1925 with bricks
manufactured at the
Davenport Brick & Tile Corp.
Financed with Paving District Bonds

Davenport Brick Plant in Operation
1911 - 1929

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Man-Made Features • Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1925.

Location. 35° 42.449′ N, 96° 45.913′ W. Marker is in Davenport, Oklahoma, in Lincoln County. It is on Broadway near 3rd Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 313 Broadway, Davenport OK 74026, 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

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles

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of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Davenport / Davenport Post Office (here, next to this marker); Trooper Kenneth "Kenny" Osborn (approx. 5.3 miles away); Trooper Larry Crabtree (approx. 5.3 miles away); Turner Turnpike (approx. 5.3 miles away); Murrah Federal Building Bombing (approx. 5.3 miles away); National Guard Armory (approx. 6.3 miles away); 1930 Phillips 66 Filling Station, Chandler, Oklahoma (approx. 6½ miles away); Flynt Building (approx. 6½ miles away).

Also see . . . History of Davenport, Oklahoma. (Submitted on April 17, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by Jason Armstrong, May 22, 2021

2. Davenport's Historic Broadway Avenue Marker

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 16, 2011

3. Davenport's Historic Broadway Avenue Marker

Looking south along Broadway

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 16, 2011

4. Davenport's Historic Broadway Avenue Marker

Looking south along brick-paved Broadway

Credits. This page was last revised on September 23, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 17, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 740 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 17, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2. submitted on September 23, 2021, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. 3, 4. submitted on April 17, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.