Boise City in Cimarron County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)
Boise City Bombed
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, April 17, 2012
1. Boise City Bombed Marker
Still Booming
July 5, 1993
Erected 1993 by Boise City Chamber of Commerce and Cimarron County Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is July 5, 1895.
Location. 36° 43.79′ N, 102° 30.751′ W. Marker is in Boise City, Oklahoma, in Cimarron County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (State Highway 325) and Cimarron Avenue (U.S. 385), on the right when traveling west on Main Street. Marker is at the northeast corner of the traffic circle. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Boise City OK 73933, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Oklahoma Panhandle. It is also in the American South, specifically on the prairies, on the Southern Plains, on the High Plains, and on the Santa Fe Trail Corridor. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Comancherνa, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Dust
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Other nearby markers. At least 3 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Mormon Battalion in the Oklahoma Panhandle (within shouting distance of this marker); Santa Fe Trail (approx. 9.3 miles away); a different marker also named The Santa Fe Trail (approx. 9.3 miles away).
Also see . . .
1. Boise City Bombing. Cimarron Heritage Center website entry (Submitted on February 23, 2026, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. 1943 Bombing Raid on Boise City Oklahoma. The History Guy: History Deserves to Be Remembered. (YouTube video, 11m 36s) (Submitted on March 13, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, April 17, 2012
2. Boise City Bombed Marker
Photographed by Jason Armstrong, May 6, 2023
3. Boise City Bombed Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 23, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 11, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,609 times since then and 59 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 11, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. 3. submitted on May 31, 2024, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
