One mile northwest the Camp Holmes Treaty was signed to guarantee peace, friendship, good hunting, safe travel, as far as the western borders of the U.S.A. To negotiate their first treaty with our government and the Civilized Indian Nations, 5000 . . . — — Map (db m144841) HM
Birthplace & Boyhood Home
Col. John L. Smith Dec. 26, 1914 - June 10, 1972
Col. John Lucien Smith U.S.M.C. In 54 days of aerial combat in the Solomon Islands he destroyed 19 Japanese planes to become the leading air ace of World War II at that . . . — — Map (db m144843) HM WM
The Billy Hocker Bridge, pictured above, was the first across the Canadian connecting
Lexington and Purcell. It opened for traffic on September 29, 1899, and quickly became a
vital transportation link. A 24 hour crossing, it was not unusual for up . . . — — Map (db m276533) HM
Canadian River was south line of “Old Oklahoma” opened by Run at 12 oclock noon, April 22, 1889. Riders started at river crossing near here. Many thousands entered the 2,000,000 a. tract north: homes were planted and tent cities . . . — — Map (db m144698) HM
In 1843, General Zachary Taylor sent
Capt. Nathan Boone, youngest son of
Daniel Boone, with a complement of
nearly 100 men and officers to reconnoiter the Plains Indian tribes.
On their return march they camped
July 20, on creek east of this . . . — — Map (db m276576) HM
In the early to mid-decades of the 1900s, this historical clock was a prominent fixture of the exterior of the First National Bank, 132 East Main. The clock was not part of the original design of the bank and probably was added to the building in . . . — — Map (db m279743) HM
Psi Chapter of Alpha Chi Omega was established at the University of Oklahoma with twelve founding members on January 14, 1916. On that date, Alpha Chi Omega became the fifth national sorority on the university's campus. Additionally, Psi became the . . . — — Map (db m278157) HM
The city's first brick building, constructed by Pryor V. Adkins on his lot at 101 E. Main Street in 1890, was home to many businesses before it was demolished to make way for the construction and opening of the Sooner Theatre in 1927. Mr. Adkins . . . — — Map (db m279588) HM
Nearly all of the wooden buildings on the south side of Main Street in the first block east of the railroad tracks were destroyed by a massive fire in the summer of 1902. It was believed to be the city's worst fire.
The easternmost buildings, . . . — — Map (db m279615) HM
Although there was no money to grade and drag Norman's Main Street for the first few years, there were wooden sidewalks within eight months of the town's settling in 1889. In summer months, a municipal sprinkling system was activated to keep the . . . — — Map (db m279611) HM
C.W. Streeter opened Norman's first shoe and boot store in front of his home at 209 E. Main. Downtown Norman's support of movie theaters from the 1930s through the 1970s was evident in the 200 block of East Main Street. The north side of the street . . . — — Map (db m279603) HM
The Land Run of April 22, 1889, brought tens of thousands of settlers to the Unassigned Lands of the Indian Territory, in what is present-day central Oklahoma. Norman was founded on that day and its new residents brought a demand for all types of . . . — — Map (db m279748) HM
After the bombing of Pearl Harbor in December of 1941, the U.S. entered World War II and the Navy began looking for sites to train fighter pilots. The Navy bought 2,537 acres in Norman and leased another 62,000 acres in Oklahoma, primarily for . . . — — Map (db m279886) HM
Although the second decade of the university's existence was marked by solid advances in important areas, the prevailing notes were of tragedy, turmoil and political interference. On the positive side, the institution experience gratifying growth. . . . — — Map (db m279121) HM
This peaceful garden is named in honor of Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher. Despite state laws in Oklahoma and sixteen other states mandating racially segregated education, she was quietly determined to secure the advantages of higher education for herself . . . — — Map (db m278427) HM
This building is named for Arthur Barto Adams, the first dean of the College of Business Administration. Adams was born in Union County, South Carolina on January 24, 1887, and studied at the University of South Carolina and at Columbia. He came to . . . — — Map (db m277498) HM
On April 2, 1921, the Oklahoma Delta Kappa Chapter of Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity began by initiating 27 men of the University of Oklahoma. In 2021, Delta Kappa celebrates its centennial as a leading chapter both nationally and at OU. From its first . . . — — Map (db m278163) HM
Zarrow Hall is named in honor of Henry Zarrow, a lifelong philanthropist, and his wife, Anne, who shared a passion for helping others. This building was dedicated in 2011 and houses the School of Social Work. It reflects the traditional architecture . . . — — Map (db m278103) HM
In 1893, three years after the First Legislative Assembly of the Oklahoma Territory established the University of Oklahoma, the first building On campus was completed. It was the first physical evidence of President David Ross Boyd's effort to build . . . — — Map (db m278502) HM
This library honors William Bennett Bizzell (1876-1944), the University's fifth president. Born in Texas, Bizzell received a total of seven degrees from Baylor University, The Illinois College of Law, the University of Chicago, and Columbia . . . — — Map (db m277534) HM
This part of the campus is named in honor of Stratton Duluth Brooks (1869-1949). Brooks was born in Everett, Missouri, grew up in Michigan, and studied at the Michigan State Normal School and at Harvard. He served as the superintendent of schools in . . . — — Map (db m277266) HM
This building is named in honor of James S. Buchanan, fourth president of the University. Buchanan was born on October 14, 1864 in Franklin, Tennessee, not far from the Civil War battle that was engaged there at the time. He graduated from . . . — — Map (db m278454) HM
This building was added to campus in 1932 to house the School of Home Economics and was named for the long time director of the school, Dr. Helen B. Burton. Dr. Burton was born in Chicago, Illinois on January 7, 1889. She studied at Indiana . . . — — Map (db m278091) HM
Dozens of Oklahomans boarded a train in Jacksonville, Ill., one day in 1895. They were bound for the prairie town of Norman, Oklahoma, and the newly opened private sanitarium that would care for them. That was the beginning of what is now known as . . . — — Map (db m279865) HM
This building is named in honor of the American philanthropist Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919). Following the burning of Science Hall on January 6, 1903, the growing University was in dire need of new facilities. Later that year, President David Ross . . . — — Map (db m278469) HM
This building, which is now named in honor of Paul S. Carpenter (1895-1949), Dean of the College of Fine Arts and Professor of Violin, began its life as the Geology Building. It was built in 1919 as part of a trio of buildings that also included an . . . — — Map (db m278419) HM
First occupied in 1949 as a freshman women's dormitory, Cate Center was originally called the Women's Quadrangle and housed 52 women. Today, it is a coeducational residence hall. In 1960, the Women's Quadrangle was renamed Cate Center in honor of . . . — — Map (db m277027) HM
The music center is named for University of Oklahoma alumnus and supporter, Stanley B. Catlett Sr. Catlett was born in Sidell, Illinois on June 23, 1899 and his family and he moved to Indian Territory in 1901. He entered the University of Oklahoma . . . — — Map (db m278058) HM
This building was erected in 1916 to house the expanding chemistry department, and was originally named DeBarr Hall in honor of Edwin C. DeBarr (1859-1950), one of the original four members of the faculty. DeBarr was a graduate of the Michigan State . . . — — Map (db m278652) HM
Norman was designated as the seat of Cleveland County shortly after the Land Run of 1889. The first permanent courthouse was located in the Original Townsite of Norman at the corner of Gray Street and Ponca Avenue. This structure was destroyed by . . . — — Map (db m121720) HM
Collings Hall is the home of the Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education. In 2009 and 2010, Collings Hall was enlarged and underwent major renovations. The Rainbolt family and other donors made the expansion possible. Jeannine Rainbolt was a graduate . . . — — Map (db m277649) HM
On Journalism Day, March 16, 1961, Dr. George Lynn Cross announced that the Journalism Building, first occupied in 1958, would be named Copeland Hall in honor of Dr. Fayette Copeland. As director of the School of Journalism, Copeland dedicated forty . . . — — Map (db m277660) HM
Built in 1966 to house and provide dining services for undergraduates, Couch Center was one of the final building complexes constructed under President George Lynn Cross' administration (1943-1968). Part of the efforts of George Lynn Cross to . . . — — Map (db m276874) HM
University President George Lynn Cross initiated actions in August 1946 to establish an Air unit of the Reserve Officers Training Corps at the University of Oklahoma. His action recognized the growing importance of air power to our nation's military . . . — — Map (db m277858) HM
Dale Hall, opened in 1967, and Dale Hall Tower, occupied two years later, were named for the eminent University of Oklahoma historian, Edward Everett Dale. Born in 1879, in old Greer County, Dale spent his boyhood working as a cowboy. When still a . . . — — Map (db m277669) HM
Located 1 mi. S of here on Chisholm Cattle Trail, also called Arbuckle Cattle Trail, Blue hired Cherokees and Creeks to kill wild buffalo in early 1870s and to deliver the hides to Atoka for shipment east. — — Map (db m141848) HM
This park honors the memory of David A. Burr (1925-1987). For many alumni and friends. Burr became Mr. OU, serving as a senior administrator under five University of Oklahoma presidents and three interim presidents. He is the only person to have . . . — — Map (db m276878) HM
This boulevard was named in honor of David L. Boren, the 13th President of the University of Oklahoma by the University of Oklahoma Board of Regents to mark the 10th anniversary of his presidency.
Prior to becoming President of the University . . . — — Map (db m276577) HM
The Boren College of International Studies is named in honor of President David L. Boren and his founding and strong support of the college and his visionary leadership in helping internationalize the university's curriculum.
In the fall . . . — — Map (db m278107) HM
Donald Worthington Reynolds was born in 1906 to Anna Louise and Gaines W. Reynolds, a traveling wholesale grocery salesman. He spent his childhood in Oklahoma City and it was there the young Reynolds first began working in the industry he would . . . — — Map (db m278640) HM
The Donald W. Reynolds Performing Arts Center was created through an $18 million project that renovated and restored OU's historic Holmberg Hall and added a new stage house and a
20,000-square-foot facility for OU's School of Dance. Holmberg Hall . . . — — Map (db m278644) HM
Dunham College opened in 2017 as one of OU's first two residential
colleges. It is named in appreciation for the generous lead gift of
Linda and Archie Dunham to create the college.
The residential colleges were developed under the leadership . . . — — Map (db m276930) HM
On Saturday evening, June 7, 1913, Edwards Park was dedicated before an estimated crowd of two thousand citizens. The principal speaker for the ceremony was University of Oklahoma Professor, J.S. Buchanan, who commented upon Norman's advancement . . . — — Map (db m279549) HM
Completed in 1928, Ellison Hall was built to house the First University of Oklahoma Infirmary. Originally, the building was called Hygeia Hall and was named for the Greek Goddess of health and wellbeing. In the early nineteen thirties, the building . . . — — Map (db m278571) HM
The university's first administration building burned in 1903. On December 20, 1907, the university's second administration building University Hall met the same fate. The third administration building, Evans Hall, was completed in 1912 on the same . . . — — Map (db m278492) HM
In 2016, historic Hester Hall, home of the Boren College of International Studies, officially became Farzaneh Hall because of the generous support of Mohammad Farzaneh and Jalal Farzaneh and the Farzaneh Family Foundation. Brothers, Mohammad . . . — — Map (db m278052) HM
This building honors the memory of Fred Jones. Jr., a University of Oklahoma student who died tragically in 1950. Jones was a Business Administration Senior in the Class of 1951. It was his love for flying that led to his untimely death when the . . . — — Map (db m278577) HM
Four Syracuse University women Helen M. Lodge, Frances E. Haven, E. Adeline Curtis and Mary A. Bingham started their own Greek-letter secret society on November 11, 1874. Thanks to Professor Frank E. Smalley, the group became the first women's . . . — — Map (db m278109) HM
Gaylord Hall was completed in the fall of 2004 and became the home of the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication. Its construction was made possible by a generous gift of $22 million by Edward L. Gaylord on behalf of his family, . . . — — Map (db m277059) HM
This structure was completed on May 13, 1965 to house the growing Department of Botany and Microbiology. The department had its beginnings as the School of Biology, which was founded by the University of Oklahoma's first President David Ross Boyd. . . . — — Map (db m277165) HM
This structure was completed in 1971 as a fully accredited fifty-bed hospital with complete clinical services. The Sooner student-body of 1968 voted to impose a special fee on themselves to help finance several needed facilities. In turn, the . . . — — Map (db m278094) HM
Gould Hall is the home of the OU College of Architecture. It was earlier home to the School of Petroleum Engineering. Charles Newton Gould, for whom this building is named, was born in Ohio in 1868, but moved to Kansas when he was 18. One hot August . . . — — Map (db m277161) HM
Headington College opened in 2017 as one of OU's first two
residential colleges. It is named in appreciation for the founding
gift of Tim Headington to create the college.
The residential colleges were developed under the leadership of
OU . . . — — Map (db m276933) HM
Headington Hall opened in August of 2013. It is named for former outstanding OU tennis player Tim Headington, who provided the lead gift for its construction. Referred to as a game-changer at the time of its opening, Headington Hall allows for all . . . — — Map (db m277021) HM
This building stands as an expression of the belief by the university family that ethnic and cultural diversity is a source of the strength of this institution. It is named in honor of two distinguished professors at the University of Oklahoma, Dr. . . . — — Map (db m276900) HM
This portion of the Donald W. Reynolds Performing Arts Center was known historically as Holmberg Hall in honor of Fredrik Holmberg (1872-1936), longtime professor of music and the first dean of the College of Fine Arts. Born in Sweden and educated . . . — — Map (db m278639) HM
Completed in 1925 and named for Ann Worcestor Robertson, a prominent woman in Oklahoma history, Robertson Hall was one of the first dormitories constructed by the university, but it was only opened to women.
Robertson was born in Tennessee but . . . — — Map (db m278023) HM
To commemorate the centennial celebration of Phi chapter of Alpha Phi Fraternity, this marker is dedicated by over 2,000 University of Oklahoma chapter members who continue to provide a tie which unites, a circle of friends for women young and old . . . — — Map (db m278160) HM
On November 13, 1919, upon the petition of ten women led by Gertrude Sidener, Epsilon Alpha became a chapter of Chi Omega Fraternity, conferred by National President Mary Love Collins. The installation took place on the second floor of The Varsity . . . — — Map (db m278022) HM
Following the end of the Civil War in 1865 the United States established a commission to renegotiate treaty relationships with the Five Tribes. Because the governments of the Five Tribes had supported the Confederacy during the war, the federal . . . — — Map (db m278816) HM
A sense of community has always flourished in Norman. The Norman City Park was established with the filing of the official town plat in the early 1890's. The park has been in existence for over a century and its features have changed with the . . . — — Map (db m278193) HM
The original Jim Thorpe Multicultural Center was dedicated in 1998 in memory of the late James Francis Thorpe of Yale, Oklahoma. In 2010, the facility was permanently relocated to this building. Today it houses offices of all American Indian, . . . — — Map (db m276867) HM
This building is named for Kenneth Carlyle Kaufman. He was born on April 30, 1887, in Leon, Kansas, the son of pioneering parents. When he was eleven, the family moved to a farm near Weatherford. Kaufman graduated from Southwestern State Teachers . . . — — Map (db m277576) HM
The Lissa and Cy Wagner Student Academic Services Center was built in 2008 to bring together under one roof the main academic services available to students. The building is located on the former site of Savoie Lottinville Hall which housed the . . . — — Map (db m277503) HM
Home to the nation's first
commercial oil well and a series of
important early advancements in
petroleum engineering, Oklahoma
has been a destination for the
energy industry since the very
beginning. One of the earliest
academic players in . . . — — Map (db m278315) HM
Michael F. Price Hall which houses major programs in the field of business education was completed in 2005. The Hall honors Michael F. Price who made the lead gift which made possible its construction. Mr. Price graduated from the College of . . . — — Map (db m277480) HM
Michael F. Price Hall which houses major programs in the field of business education was completed in 2005. The Hall honors Michael F. Price who made the lead gift which made possible its construction. Mr. Price graduated from the College of . . . — — Map (db m277502) HM
This building, once referred to as the Law Barn, is named for Dean Julien Charles Monnet, the first dean of the University of Oklahoma School of Law. Monnet was born October 4, 1868 in Keosauqua, Iowa. He earned his law degree from the University . . . — — Map (db m278755) HM
At the height of the Great Depression, a bankrupt Piggly Wiggly grocery store on this busy Norman corner offered an opportunity for three young men to lead an American retail revolution. R.E. Tomlinson, E.L. Gosselin and Raymond A. Young had their . . . — — Map (db m279607) HM
The land area that is now Oklahoma (Choctaw word for red people) became part of the United States on November 3, 1809, as part of the Louisiana Purchase. This country formed parts of the homelands of the Apache, the Comanche, the Kiowa-Apache, the . . . — — Map (db m278770) HM
This building, which houses the Department of Physics and Astronomy,
honors one of the University of Oklahoma's most renowned professors,
Jens Rud Nielsen (1894-1979). Nielsen was born in Copenhagen, Denmark.
and attended the University of . . . — — Map (db m277548) HM
On Saturday, November 16, 1907, Oklahoma became the 46th state. As of that time, the City of Norman, having been established since April 22, 1889, as part of the Great Land Run, was a pretty eighteen-year-old prairie settlement of 3,040 people.
. . . — — Map (db m279755) HM
The U.S. census of 1910 indicated that the young City of Norman had a population of 3724. As the home of the University of Oklahoma, it was understandable that providing education would be the destiny of this community. In 1893 the first public . . . — — Map (db m279194) HM
In memory of Norman's long-forgotten pioneer settlers whose prairie graves were disinterred in 1890 by governmental order. Historical records indicate not all remains were marked. To these pioneering souls, we dedicate this plaque.
August 2nd, . . . — — Map (db m279861) HM
This Union building, along with Memorial Stadium, honors the University of Oklahoma students who died in World War I. In later years, it has honored those who have served their country in all wars and national emergencies. The idea for a student . . . — — Map (db m278452) HM
This part of the campus is named in honor of Vernon Louis Parrington (1871-1929). Born in Illinois, raised in Kansas, and educated at Harvard College, he came to the University of Oklahoma on September 8, 1897 to teach English. When he arrived the . . . — — Map (db m278759) HM
This house designed by
architect Harold Gimeno
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Built 1927 — — Map (db m278108) HM
McCarter Hall is named in honor of Pete Kyle McCarter (1910-1988), who served as the university's first provost from 1970 to 1973. Born and raised in Mississippi, McCarter attended the University of Mississippi for his bachelor's degree and . . . — — Map (db m276871) HM
The Physical Sciences Center was designed by architects Dow Gumerson and Donald McCormick, and was constructed in 1969 at the cost of $5.5 million. Originally, the Physical Sciences Center was to include three buildings constructed in phases down . . . — — Map (db m278563) HM
This park is named in honor of R. Boyd Gunning (1913-1990). Gunning, who served OU in many capacities, is best remembered as the first and highly successful executive director of the University of Oklahoma Foundation, a post he held for thirty . . . — — Map (db m276812) HM
This building is named for Dr. Aute Richards, head of the
department of Zoology from his arrival at the University of Oklahoma
in 1920 until 1942. Dr. Richards also served the university as
director of the School of Applied Biology (1934-1942), . . . — — Map (db m277197) HM
In 1899 the Oklahoma Territorial Legislature created a natural history museum to preserve Oklahomas rich heritage. More than 100 years later, the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History was built to protect the museums priceless . . . — — Map (db m143652) HM
In 1866, the United States signed treaties with the Creek and Seminole Nations and acquired land in central Indian Territory that would later be called the Unassigned Lands. In 1870, the U.S. Land Office contracted for the area to be surveyed. The . . . — — Map (db m278187) HM
The School of Library Science was founded in 1929 within the College of
Arts and Sciences. The founding Director was Jesse Lee Rader, a member
of the University of Oklahoma class of 1908, who had been appointed
University Librarian in 1909. In . . . — — Map (db m277504) HM
This park is named in honor of Charles and Lynn Schusterman of Tulsa. Charles Schusterman,
distinguished OU alumnus and inaugural member of OU's Seed Sower Society, served as founder, chairman and CEO of Samson Investment Co. He graduated from OU . . . — — Map (db m277472) HM
Perhaps the best indication of the hardship suffered by the University [of Oklahoma] during the decade of the Great Depression is this: the Norman campus's income in the 1932-1933 academic year was $1.58 million; ten years later, during the . . . — — Map (db m279287) HM
Home to the University of Oklahoma's Army and Navy Reserve Officers Training Corps, the Armory accommodates the training of student cadets and midshipmen. Military training programs at OU were born during the last days of World War I in April 1917 . . . — — Map (db m277198) HM
Although the Norman townsite was settled during the Land Run on April 22, 1889, Cleveland County did not exist for another year, and almost wasn't named Cleveland County. In fact, if not for the efforts of Norman's early citizens and civic . . . — — Map (db m121630) HM
On October 21, 1912, the University [of Oklahoma] inaugurated its third president in a solemn ceremony in front of the new administration building. Stratton Brooks had made it a condition of his taking the job that the authorities abandon their long . . . — — Map (db m279123) HM
The town site of Norman came into existence with a very dramatic event that occurred April 22, 1889 at high noon when the Great Land Rush originally began. Before that moment, the original town site of 320 acres had been planned by Charles . . . — — Map (db m278967) HM
The Oklahoma Mesonet is a world-class network of environmental
monitoring stations that delivers real-time measurements of atmospheric
and soil conditions continuously in every county of Oklahoma. This
weather station represents an Oklahoma . . . — — Map (db m276638) HM
The ExxonMobil Lawrence G. Rawl Engineering Practice Facility was completed in February 2010 as a one-of-a-kind building in the College of Engineering where students can benefit from real-world interdisciplinary experience. In addition to OU . . . — — Map (db m278378) HM
Professor Elkouri graduated from the OU College of Law in 1947 and earned LL.M. and S.J.D. degrees from the University of Michigan. He joined the OU law faculty in 1952. Though he retired from full-time teaching in 1985, Professor Elkouri . . . — — Map (db m276742) HM
The Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium was first built to honor students who died in World War I. The stadium's west side was built in 1925 and the east side in 1928. Further expansion occurred in 1949, 1975 and 1980.
In 1999, Athletics . . . — — Map (db m277241) HM
On April 22, 1889 at twelve o'clock noon, possibly the most dramatic land settlement in the history of the United States occurred in this area. This unfolding drama was the Great Land Run of 1889 that opened for settlement the part of Indian . . . — — Map (db m278854) HM
Let's get up a football team! It was at this location in September, 1895, that Jack Harts voiced a vision that would be credited as the spark that created the University of Oklahoma football program. At this present-day site of 121 E. Main St. . . . — — Map (db m279720) HM
The home of Swedish born artist,
Oscar B. Jacobson & Jeanne d'Ucel
became a center for international
celebrities, artists & writers,
1918-1966. Jacobson, Director, of
the O.U. School of Art, 1915-45,
revolutionized art education in
Oklahoma. . . . — — Map (db m277888) HM
John Frank was the founder of the OU Ceramics Program. The program has sent its undergraduate and graduate students around the world to pursue engaging careers as artists and entrepreneurs.
He was born into a family of very limited means in . . . — — Map (db m276687) HM
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In 1947 Goff was commissioned by H.E. and Lois Ledbetter to build this home in Norman. It was completed in 1948. This house was added to the National Register in 2001. In his work, Goff sought to bring . . . — — Map (db m277906) HM
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