The all-Black towns of Oklahoma represent a unique chapter in American history. Nowhere else, neither the Deep South nor the far West, did so many African American men and women come together to live in and govern their own communities. By 1920, . . . — — Map (db m281943) HM
J.B. Foley, a White Man, was roadmaster for the Fort Smith and Western Railroad which passed a few feet south of this point. Mr. Boley had faith in the Black Man to govern himself and persuaded the railroad to establish a townsite here; thus the . . . — — Map (db m234462) HM
In 1911, Booker T. Washington, head of Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, asked Julius Rosenwald, a Jewish Philanthropist, to serve on the board of directors at Tuskegee. Washington shared his vision with Rosenwald; lifting the veil of ignorance would . . . — — Map (db m234456) HM
Boley, Creek Nation, I.T., established as an all Black town on land of Creek Indian "Freedwoman" Abigail Barnett. Organized by T.M. Haynes first townsite manager. Named for J.B. Boley, white roadmaster, who convinced Fort Smith & Western Railroad . . . — — Map (db m234464) HM
The all-Black towns of Oklahoma represent a unique chapter in American history. Nowhere else, neither the Deep South nor the far West, did so many African American men and women come together to live in and govern their own communities. By 1920, . . . — — Map (db m282007) HM
This memorial is dedicated to all who served -- and to all who fought in foreign wars. We will never forget the three brave men who lost their lives on the battlefields protecting our freedom. They are:
• James B. Black WWII 1944 U.S. Army
• . . . — — Map (db m282020) WM
Okemah, Oklahoma
Nestled in the Oklahoma hills and the birthplace on July 14, 1912 of
Woody Guthrie
the renowned poet and folk singer. The hometown that influenced songs such as the American classic This Land Is Your Land and . . . — — Map (db m211574) HM
Woodrow Wilson “Woody” Guthrie, composer of “This Land is Your Land” and known around the world as “The Dustbowl Balladeer,” was born in Okemah, Oklahoma on July 14, 1912. His parents, Charley and Nora Belle Guthrie, raised their five children here . . . — — Map (db m165707) HM
Paden, Oklahoma was founded in Jan. of 1903 by former US Deputy Marshall Paden Tolbert while he was working for the Smith and Western Railroad. Tolbert rode for the hanging judge, Isaac Parker of Old Fort Smith, during the territorial period. . . . — — Map (db m281935) HM
