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

The University of Tulsa.

Photographed by Kevin Hoch, August 31, 2016

1. The University of Tulsa. Marker

Inscription. Two blocks north is the University of Tulsa. The institution was founded as Henry Kendall College at Muskogee, Indian Territory, in 1894, under the sponsorship of the Board of Missions of the Presbyterian Church. In 1907 the college was moved to Tulsa, and in 1920 the name was changed to the University of Tulsa.

Erected as a public service by Dr. T.A. Penney, Mayor.

Remove not the ancient landmark which thy fathers have set. Proverbs. 22-28

Erected by Dr. T.A. Penney, Mayor. (Marker Number A-20.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1894.

Location. 36° 8.876′ N, 95° 56.757′ W. Marker is in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in Tulsa County. It is in Renaissance. It is on East 11th St (U.S. 66), on the right when traveling west. Located just to the east of the main drive into the University of Tulsa. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Tulsa OK 74104, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Oklahoma’s Muscogee Nation

and specifically in the Cherokee Nation.

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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bama Pie Company (approx. ¼ mile away); Casa Loma Hotel (Campbell Hotel) (approx. 0.3 miles away); Borden's Restaurant (approx. 0.4 miles away); Wolf Robe Hunt's Indian Trading Post (approx.

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0.4 miles away); Replica of the Statue of Liberty (approx. 0.8 miles away); Admiral Place (approx. 0.9 miles away); Whittier Square (approx. 1.1 miles away); a different marker also named Whittier Square (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tulsa.

Photographed by Kevin Hoch, August 31, 2016

2. The University of Tulsa. Marker

Look at the University of Tulsa from 11th St.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 4, 2016, by Kevin Hoch of Waco, Texas. This page has been viewed 534 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 4, 2016, by Kevin Hoch of Waco, Texas. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.