The Flag Act of 1818 established the basic design of the United States Flag used today with thirteen stripes representing the original thirteen colonies. Each star represented a state, and every time a state joined the Union a star was added to the . . . — — Map (db m172508) HM
After the death of Choctaw leader Pushmataha in 1824 and the signing of the Dancing Rabbit Creek Treaty in 1830, the US government forcibly removed the Choctaw Nation from Mississippi. Removal occurred in three stages along multiple routes and . . . — — Map (db m173135) HM
This statue was fashioned by
Constance Whitney Warren
Sculptress of Paris, France and New York,
and was presented to
The State of Oklahoma
by this distinguished American Artist
through the solicitation of
Justice Albert C. . . . — — Map (db m59952) HM
The Union Flag, or Flag of Great Britain, was adopted when the crowns of England and Scotland united in the early 1600s. This flag flew over Oklahoma in 1663 when Charles II of England gave a strip of land extending from the Atlantic Ocean to the . . . — — Map (db m172498) HM
This Union Soldier Cemetery is the final resting place of 63 army veterans, three veterans' wives and one veteran's daughter. Soldiers buried here served in army units from Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan, & . . . — — Map (db m172439) HM
A visit by influential members of Congress
in September 1889 was the most important
event in Oklahoma since the Run itself.
On Tuesday, September 17, 1889, six congressmen arrived by rail from
Guthrie for a first-hand look at life in the . . . — — Map (db m141875) HM
During the 1920s Jackson County, Oklahoma, was a prolific cotton-producing area featuring dry-land farming techniques. Led by W.C. Austin, area leaders began advocating the creation of an irrigation project to enhance local agriculture. Construction . . . — — Map (db m174853) HM
Located near Cache Creek, Oklahoma, just north of the Red River, this trading post was one of several originally constructed by Holland Coffee in the 1830s. These posts were established to trade with the Plains Indians and to take advantage of . . . — — Map (db m174620) HM
Flowing across nine counties and 260 miles in Oklahoma, the Washita River valley was home to people from 950 CE to present. In 1868, near the river close to present-day Cheyenne, Oklahoma, US Cavalry commanded by Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong . . . — — Map (db m173140) HM
This is the site of the deadliest act of domestic terrorism the United States has ever seen. It was an act of hate, meant to breed chaos, fear and distrust. Instead, it was met with an outpouring of love, unity and resilience.
Today, the . . . — — Map (db m175309) HM
Wells Fargo & Company built this livery stable in 1906 on land originally a part of the United States Military Reservation, where soldiers camped to disperse "Sooners" entering the territory illegally prior to the run of 1889. However, the city of . . . — — Map (db m174971) HM
"Bullet" Joe Rogan became one of the most versatile baseball players of the Twentieth Century. At the age of 19, Rogan began playing for the Kansas City Colored Giants. He joined the United States Army in 1911 and became the star player for the 25th . . . — — Map (db m175016) HM
Bill Teegins, a beloved friend of the Oklahoma RedHawks, will forever be remembered as one of Oklahoma's true sports treasures. Bill's first love was baseball and he had a true devotion to the RedHawks, not only as a member of the media, but also as . . . — — Map (db m175148) HM
is listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior as a contributing resource to the Automobile Alley Historic District Certified Rehabilitation: 2011 Midtown Renaissance, Owner . . . — — Map (db m130600) HM
At the opening of "Old Oklahoma" April 22, 1889, this was the East Line for the Run starting at 12 o'clock noon. Prairies and hills in the 2,000,000 acre tract, west, were peopled by tens of thousands, homes were planted and tent cities sprang up . . . — — Map (db m83092) HM
has been officially listed on
the National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Department of the Interior
Washington, D.C.
for recognition of the outstanding significance of this property
and
to encourage its preservation;
we . . . — — Map (db m175232) HM
After the passage of Resolution No. VI.BZ by the City of Oklahoma City on May 27, 2014, the following Vietnam War Memorial Committee was established to execute the project. We express our appreciation for their time and effort.
(names of . . . — — Map (db m175229) HM WM
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