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

Hoppy Lockhart Welcome Center

Photographed by Michael Kindig, October 15, 2008

1. Hoppy Lockhart Welcome Center Marker

Inscription.
For 40 years of exemplary service to the Oklahoma Department of Transportation this facility is dedicated to the memory of Hoppy Lockhart.

By his unyielding commitment to the safety of the motorists of eastern Oklahoma, he set the highest standards in dedication and public service. He spent endless hours keeping Interstate 40 serviceable and safe in all types of emergencies and severe weather. The most monumental emergency being the May 26, 2002 barge impact with the Arkansas River Bridge resulting in the collapse of four spans. His leadership and focus assisted in preventing further loss of life.

Erected 2004 by 49th Legislature. (Marker Number SB1523.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Bridges & Viaducts • Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1928.

Location. 35° 25.825′ N, 94° 43.037′ W. Marker is in Sallisaw, Oklahoma, in Sequoyah County. It is on Interstate 40, on the right. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sallisaw OK 74955, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is 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 15 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Spirit of '76 (approx. 4½ miles away); Sallisaw High School (approx. 4.6 miles away); Sequoyah Waterfall Memorial (approx.

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6.8 miles away); Dwight Mission (approx. 9½ miles away); Cephas Washburn (approx. 11.1 miles away); Dwight Presbyterian Mission (approx. 11.1 miles away); Skullyville (approx. 14.3 miles away); a different marker also named Skullyville (approx. 14.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sallisaw.

Welcome to the City of Sallisaw image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael Kindig, October 15, 2008

2. Welcome to the City of Sallisaw

Credits. This page was last revised on December 3, 2019. It was originally submitted on January 27, 2012, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California. This page has been viewed 1,676 times since then and 60 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 27, 2012, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California. 2. submitted on January 30, 2012, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.