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

Wagoner

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 22, 2013

1. Wagoner Marker

Inscription.

Became Indian Territory's first incorporated town Jan. 4, 1896 under Mansfield's Digest of the Laws of Arkansas. The citizens (about 2,000) sought to form a city government to provide improvements and the upbuilding of society. Wagoner began Indian Territory's first free municipal schools in 1897.

Erected 1996 by Oklahoma Historical Society and Wagoner County Historical Society. (Marker Number 226.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Oklahoma Historical Society series list. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1843.

Location. 35° 57.59′ N, 95° 22.491′ W. Marker is in Wagoner, Oklahoma, in Wagoner County. It is at the intersection of Cherokee Street (State Highway 51) and Casaver Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Cherokee Street. Marker is on the southwest grounds of the county courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 307 East Cherokee Street, Wagoner OK 74467, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Oklahoma’s Muscogee Nation,

specifically in the Cherokee Nation,

in Northeast Oklahoma — Green Country,

and in Greater Tulsa.

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 walking distance of this marker: World War II Memorial (here, next to this marker); Melvin "Buck" Garrison (within shouting distance of this marker); Sam Powell and U.S. Court

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Wagoner County Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); First Permanent Brick Building (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Old City Hall & Fire Station (about 700 feet away); Oklahoma Centennial Bench (about 800 feet away); Semore Park (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wagoner.

Also see . . . History of Wagoner County, Oklahoma. (Submitted on August 24, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 22, 2013

2. Wagoner Marker

At Wagoner County Courthouse

Credits. This page was last revised on July 30, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 24, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 598 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 24, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.