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

Sac & Fox Agency

4 mi. South

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

1. Sac & Fox Agency Marker

Inscription.
Established 1869 on reservation of Sac and Fox Indians who were moved here from Kansas. Reservation land allotted tribal members and surplus opened to White settlement in 1891. Noted members of the tribe include Chief Moses Keokuk, Dr. William Jones, anthropologist, and Jim Thorpe, internationally known athlete.

Erected 1949 by Oklahoma Historical Society and State Highway Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Indigenous Peoples and Communities. In addition, it is included in the Oklahoma Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1869.

Location. 35° 44.938′ N, 96° 39.29′ W. Marker is in Stroud, Oklahoma, in Lincoln County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (State Highway 66) and 2nd Avenue, on the left when traveling west on Main Street. Marker is in Ed Smalley Centennial Park along Historic Route 66. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Stroud OK 74079, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Stroud Area Veterans Monument (a few steps from this marker); Rock Cafe, Stroud, Oklahoma (within shouting distance of this marker); William Alfred Mensch Building (about 300 feet away, measured in a

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direct line); The Hotel Lincoln Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); Wilma Elizabeth McDaniel (1918-2007) (approx. 0.3 miles away); Murrah Federal Building Bombing (approx. 1.9 miles away); Trooper Kenneth "Kenny" Osborn (approx. 1.9 miles away); Trooper Larry Crabtree (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Stroud.

Also see . . . Sac & Fox Nation. (Submitted on April 20, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

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

2. Sac & Fox Agency Marker

At far right of photo

Photographed by Tom Bosse, May 19, 2018

3. Sac & Fox Agency Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 15, 2018. It was originally submitted on April 20, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,241 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 20, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on July 15, 2018, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.