National Register of
Historic Places
November 30, 1999
This unique stretch of original US 66 features two different types of paving that meet where the concrete roadbed (Federal Aid Project 137-G) joins the asphalt paving with concrete . . . — — Map (db m272970) HM
Beverly White
First President
Arcadia Historical & Preservation Society, Inc.
In recognition and appreciation
of their hard work and dedication
in the acquisition, fundraising,
and restoration of the
historic "Round Barn", on this . . . — — Map (db m83048) HM
This outdoor toilet, often referred to as outhouse or privy, was originally behind the Bright Day Lodge on Main Street. In earlier days this was an essential structure for every business and home. On Halloween night in Arcadia these buildings were . . . — — Map (db m83067) HM
It is with Love, Admiration,
Affection, and in their
Loving Memory We the
Children of
Frank and Katie Vrana
Give this
Historic Round Barn
to the
Arcadia Historical and
Preservation Society, Inc.
April 26, 1998
Mary Francis . . . — — Map (db m83047) HM
It is with Love and Appreciation
we the Society Dedicate this
Historical Round Barn to
Luke and Anna Robison
For without Their Tireless Efforts
and Complete Devotion, this
Historical Landmark could not
have been saved
Thank You . . . — — Map (db m83046) HM
What's a fun way to celebrate your 66th birthday?
If you're Sir Paul McCartney, born June 18, 1942, you take your girlfriend Nancy Shevell, 47, on a Route 66 road trip in a green 1989 Ford Bronco.
Their trip began July 31, 2008 from . . . — — Map (db m170499) HM
This is one of the last old gasoline filling stations still standing in this part of the country. No one knows, for sure but was thought to have been built in the late teens, or early twenties. It had two pumps, one for regular gas and one for . . . — — Map (db m176319) HM
Whether motorists called Route 66 the Ozark Trail, the Will Rogers Highway, Main Street America or the Mother Road, all remember Arcadia's Round Barn. The well-known landmark was built in 1898 by W.H. Odor.
After the route was designated a . . . — — Map (db m52003) HM
Officially listed on the National
Register of Historic Places
March 3, 1980
Built - 1916-1917
Druggist - Thomas H. Tuton
Registered Pharmacist -
Ethel Rogers Tuton — — Map (db m83070) HM
Near here, 1832, Washington Irving hunted wild horses, an exciting event described in his book on his Oklahoma tour as "Ringing the Wild Horse." In party were H. L. Ellsworth, U.S. Comm., Chas. J. Latrobe, English writer, and Swiss Count, Albert . . . — — Map (db m83097) HM
In honor of the men and women who have served and are serving
Presented by Del City Tag Agency, Susan Rogers Tax Service, The Rogers Family Susan (Sue) and Ken, The Cascante Family - Laura, Carlos, Jordan, Connor and Clay — — Map (db m284823) WM
Thank you for your service
Presented by Barsana Investment Group, Hare Krishna, Dhirendra Patel & Kusum Patel, Amit Patel & Rakhi Patel, Neil Patel & Arti Patel, Ishan Patel & Philan Patel — — Map (db m284824) WM
In Memory of WWII Veterans
Gus A. Coleman, US Army
Charles L. Clark, US Navy
Fathers of Steve and Lori Coleman
Johnnie B. Lassiter, US Navy
Father of John D. Lassiter, US Army
Billy J. Bryant, US Air Force
Henry R. Inman, . . . — — Map (db m284825) WM
In Memory of
Winford W. Kersey, Power Installer
Joseph Charles Lovell,
Machinist Douglas Aircraft Company 1943-1946
Grandfathers of Randy Kersey
Zeno L. Carrow, US Army, Korea
Joseph F. Greil, US Navy,
WWII & Korea . . . — — Map (db m285593) WM
In honor of Staff Sergeant Daniel N. Fannin
April 9, 1983 - April 27, 2013
Loving husband, son and grandson
United States Air Force
552nd Operations Support Squadron, Tinker AFB
361st Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron, . . . — — Map (db m285592) WM
Two blocks N.E. Established by First Legislative Assembly on Dec. 24, 1890, as first Normal School in Oklahoma Ter. Opened Nov. 9, 1891. Richard Thatcher, 1st President, "The Edmond Sun" 1st issue July 18, 1889, leading paper for Territory, town and . . . — — Map (db m171165) HM
1901 Citizens Bank replaced the Bank of Edmond
1914 Citizens State Bank merged with Farmer's State Bank
1914-1969 Citizens National Bank
This building was placed on the
National Register of
Historic Places
March 1980
. . . — — Map (db m273077) HM
This park was once a part of an area known as "Classen's Grove" — a fruit orchard and social gathering place for Edmond's first citizens. Benefactor, economic developer, newspaper publisher, city attorney and beautification patron Anton H. . . . — — Map (db m171172) HM
1889 - James Brown Lumber
1894 - James Brown General Merchandise and Lumber
1909 - Red Star Lumber Company
1918 - Minnetonka Lumber Company
1923-2017 Long-Ball Lumber Company — — Map (db m273090) HM
1909 Hubert R. Hudson, President of Atoka RR, incorporated the Edmond Ice Company. Edwin L. Shelden was a stockholder and manager.
1910 The Ice Plant opened for business, able to produce 10 tons of manufactured ice each day.
1921 . . . — — Map (db m273081) HM
One of the first Oklahoma Official Centennial Projects was the preservation of Oklahoma Territory's first public schoolhouse, located in Edmond. It was originally built with funds raised by the Ladies School Aid Society under the leadership of Mrs. . . . — — Map (db m171168) HM
The Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad gave birth to Edmond, Oklahoma in terms of location and name on April 22, 1889. During road construction it was known as Mile 103 or "Summit," a side track stop on a high point (elev 1198 feet) of the . . . — — Map (db m171180) HM
This was the first elevator and mill erected in Oklahoma. It was built by J.H. Snyder in 1891. Capacity was 30,000 bushels Mr. Snyder continued the business until his death in 1895.
In 1921 the firm went broke. A group of farmers formed a . . . — — Map (db m171177) HM
Frank H. Collings American Legion Post 111 Building
101 E. 5th Street, Edmond, Oklahoma
To commemorate the historic preservation of the Frank H. Collings Post 111, completed in 1937
through the Works Progress Administration, at a cost of . . . — — Map (db m239208) HM
Gower Memorial Cemetery
National Register of Historic Places
December 17, 1991
Founders: John & Ophelia Gower,
donated Gower Cemetery from homestead land
November, 1889
November 20, 1896 earliest burial
Gower . . . — — Map (db m272974) HM
John Steen arrived at the mile marker 103 in December 1886, as a water superintendent for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. He was assigned to oversee the construction of a 128' deep by 30' diameter well that would serve the new coaling . . . — — Map (db m219982) HM
James and Kathrine Kunc and son, William, made the run and homesteaded this quarter section April 22, 1889. That pioneer family continuously occupied the farm until William's son, Stanley Kunc, sold the land in 1982 for commercial development. . . . — — Map (db m170505) HM
Nannita R.H. "Kentucky" Daisey gained fame during the Oklahoma Land Rush on April 22, 1889 when she literally leapt into history by jumping from the cowcatcher of a Boomer Train and marking her claim just North of Edmond with stakes and her . . . — — Map (db m171182) HM
Built for military purposes as project of the Works Project Administration (W.P.A.) at a cost of $39,501.00.
Regimental Headquarters Company 179th Infantry, 45th Division mobilized here for World War II on Sept. 16, 1940 and the Korean War on . . . — — Map (db m171173) HM
First structure erected by the Territory of Oklahoma for the purpose of higher education. The initial class of the Territorial Normal School met in the Methodist Church, 10 North Broadway, on November 9, 1891, and later in a building on West First . . . — — Map (db m273051) HM
With the faith and courage of
their forefathers who made
possible the freedom of these
United States
The Boy Scouts of America
dedicate this copy of the
Statue of Liberty as a pledge
of everlasting fidelity and
loyalty . . . — — Map (db m170517) HM
On March 9, 1998, the Edmond City Council renamed Liberty Park to Shannon Miller Park in recognition of Shannon Miller (1977- ) and her outstanding achievements and goodwill she has brought to Edmond as America's most decorated female gymnast. She . . . — — Map (db m170503) HM
This park was originally known as "South Park" when Colonel E.B. Townsend, Edmond's first legal 1889 settler, gave it to the City of Edmond in 1892. In March, 1934, the Edmond Kiwanis Club petitioned the City Council to name the park in honor of . . . — — Map (db m171176) HM
Cowboys called "drovers" herded cattle and
horses from Texas to frontier towns across the
West. Upon arrival, they were separated into
pens and corrals and sorted by size (weight),
type (bulls, steers and cows) and age.
Workers selected animals . . . — — Map (db m270741) HM
In the petroleum industry, a derrick consists
of a framework or tower of wood or steel
erected over the deep drill holes of oil wells.
It supports the tackle for boring, to raise and
lower the drilling tools in the well and to
insert and . . . — — Map (db m270317) HM
This citation is granted in recognition of the significant and farsighted contribution and untiring leadership in continuous service as a trustee of the Oklahoma City Airport trust and the financial planning expertise which resulted in construction . . . — — Map (db m271389) HM
The hooghan (hogan) is the Dinι (Navajo)
people's traditional home and is constructed
according to instructions given by the diyin
dine'ι, shortly after man emerged into the
Fourth World. The first or male hogan was
the fork-stick hogan . . . — — Map (db m270742) HM
Railroads made travel between America's east
and west coasts possible. Work crews of
German, Irish, Hispanic and Chinese
immigrants constructed the "iron roads" that
connected and created towns in the West.
Once the railways were built, . . . — — Map (db m270493) HM
The James D. Couch Municipal Building was named after the City of Oklahoma City's
longest-serving City Manager, Jim Couch, who retired in 2019. Mr. Couch served the
City of Oklahoma City from 1989 to 2019 and was named City Manager in 2000. . . . — — Map (db m274085) HM
As Oklahoma City's
longest-tenured city
manager, Couch led
city government in
a period of growth
and redevelopment
that included the
completion of MAPS
and shepherding
MAPS for Kids and
MAPS 3. He was a
key player in the
revival of . . . — — Map (db m274076) HM
Following rescue and recovery - and removal of the bombed shell of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in 1995- a large chain link fence was installed to protect the site.
Between May 1995 and April 2000, before the symbolic Memorial . . . — — Map (db m255848) HM
Listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the
United States Department of the Interior
Constructed in 1925 and 1928 (eastern portion), the Harbour-Longmire Building housed the second-largest furniture store in the country at one . . . — — Map (db m274083) HM
This anchor was one of three that were added during the Navy's modernization of the USS Oklahoma in 1927. Manufactured in 1919 by Baldt Anchor Company in Chester, Pennsylvania, the anchor weighs 19,860 pounds.
Thanks to the efforts of Rear . . . — — Map (db m280041) HM
To accommodate increasing traffic, Texas and Oklahoma officials cooperated to build free bridges spanning the Red River replacing private toll bridges, including the Colbert Bridge. When the free bridge was set to open in 1931, the Colbert Bridge . . . — — Map (db m172955) HM
(full title: "Any Army aviator or crew member who knows this machine, loves it; it never let us down.")
A black cat with red eyes in front of a yellow full moon was the combat insignia for the 282nd Helicopter Assault Company . . . — — Map (db m172723) HM
Some resident Oklahoma tribes, such as the Wichita and Caddo people, have been living in Oklahoma for thousands of years. As farmers they cultivated corn, pumpkin, and other crops. Their gardens looked different from ours today. How do you think . . . — — Map (db m173144) HM
Did you know that dinosaurs once lived in Oklahoma? A long time ago there were different plants and animals all over the state. One of the animals was the Saurophaganax Maximus, which roughly means "ruler of the lizard eaters." It is now the . . . — — Map (db m174619) HM
"Two men, fast men, quick men, rather fight and not be afraid at all."
-Sam Haozous, Fort Sill Apache
Oral Interview, 1956
Allan Houser's father, Sam Haozous, was the grandson of renowned chief Mangas Coloradas, was among those who . . . — — Map (db m174931) HM
World War II
Sept 1940 - May 1945
Eight campaigns
511 combat days
1,268 KIA
Korean War
Sept 1950 - April 1954
Four campaigns
429 combat days
299 KIA
(at base of memorial:)
179th Infantry Regiment
Memorial . . . — — Map (db m189288) WM
To make Indian Territory safe for resettlement of Indians from the east, a diplomatic expedition accompanied by 500 mounted infantrymen (dragoons) traveled from Fort Gibson to Devil's Canyon hoping to meet with Kiowa, Comanche, and Wichita leaders. . . . — — Map (db m174850) HM
Below this bench lies a time capsule presented to the State of Oklahoma by the Reynolds Metals Company containing historic records and memorabilia of the bicentennial era of the United States of America to be opened July 4, 2075 so its contents may . . . — — Map (db m165713) HM
After Oklahoma statehood, the federal government suspended Chickasaw elections and appointed a governor to carry out the tribe's unfinished business. President Theodore Roosevelt gave Douglas H. Johnston, who had served as the Chickasaw Nation's . . . — — Map (db m284910) HM
Soon after the election on May 1, the city became ensnarled in political conflict.
The rules for establishing lot ownership were unclear and the attempts of the city council to clarify matters with ordinances and lot certificates sold by . . . — — Map (db m141899) HM
Dedicated to the memory of those Oklahomans who have given their lives while serving their country as members of the United States Air Force and for the working men and women at Tinker Air Force Base, both military and civilian, who have and . . . — — Map (db m175360) WM
Located in the southeastern corner of Oklahoma in McCurtain County, the Alikchi Court Grounds served as the site of the last execution carried out under Choctaw law in 1899.
William Goings was convicted of murdering Indian Deputy Sampson Goings . . . — — Map (db m172742) HM
"The Superchief" was one of the greatest New York Yankees pitchers of all time, a six-time All-Star with 182 wins and 49 saves in 12 major league seasons, including two no-hitters in 1951. At his best in World Series games, he was a key factor in . . . — — Map (db m175144) HM
Altus Air Force Base became operational in January 1943 to train pilots to fly multiengine aircraft during World War II. The base was deactivated in 1945, but then reactivated in 1953 to train transport plane pilots. Pilots flying B-47 and B-52 . . . — — Map (db m174851) HM
Native to Eastern N. America. Planted widely for shade and shelterbelts as one of the most popular trees of the city streets, lawns, and parks. However, it is no longer the "famous shade tree" of the past, nor widely recommended. The Dutch elm . . . — — Map (db m59961) HM
Thousands of Native American artifacts found in the southeastern United States contain symbols representative of the natural world. Examples of these symbols include spirals of wind, ripples of water, the sun circle and the all-seeing eye or ogee. . . . — — Map (db m284909) HM
On April 19, 1995 at 9:02 a.m., a bomb exploded just a few hundred feet east of here. In that instant and the ensuing calamity, 168 people were known to be killed. Devastation covered this area. The parish house which stood on this corner was . . . — — Map (db m60345) HM
Journalist, Lawyer, Educator, Orator, and Author of Oklahoma City History
Arriving from Kansas on April 22, Angelo C. Scott, age 31 and his brother W.W. Scott started a newspaper, the Oklahoma Times, soon renamed the Journal, the first in . . . — — Map (db m142023) HM
Built in 1948 as a gas station, this site was converted into a restaurant in 1966 and became Ann's Chicken Fry House in 1971. It is famous for its chicken-fried steak.
Recognized by Hampton Hotels Save-a-Landmark program as a site worth . . . — — Map (db m189195) HM
Honoring the centuries-old presence and contribution of
Native Americans to Oklahoma
State Capitol Rotunda Sunday, June 4, 1989
Master of Ceremonies
State Senator Enoch Kelly Haney, Seminole Creek
Program Participants
Allan Houser . . . — — Map (db m60269) HM
By 1920 the number of automobile dealers in Oklahoma City had grown to 76; 52 of those were located on Broadway between North 4th Street and 10th Street, a section became known as Automobile Alley. — — Map (db m175236) HM
The V-8 engine was first used in an American production car in 1915. Thirteen years later, the same company was the first to employ safety glass and a synchromesh transmission. The company was called Cadillac. — — Map (db m175350) HM
In 1907, when Oklahoma became a state, 253 American companies produced 44,000 automobiles and trucks. In Oklahoma City, there were five companies that sold cars in 1906; five years later there were 34 dealers mostly located on Broadway. — — Map (db m175352) HM
Charles and Frank Duryea, bicycle mechanics, built the first successful American gasoline powered car in 1893, the same year 100,000 pioneers made the land run into Oklahoma's Cherokee Strip. — — Map (db m175354) HM
On December 24, 1924, approximately 200 adults and children crowded into Babbs Switch school, seven miles south of Hobart. The Christmas tree was lit with candles, so when a child brushed a branch the tree ignited. Quickly engulfed in flames, the . . . — — Map (db m174629) HM
The Baum Building was often referred to as the "Palace on the Prarie" when it opened in 1914 at the southwest corner of Robinson and Sheridan Avenues. An attempt was made to move the landmark when it was targeted for demolition in 1973 by the . . . — — Map (db m287646) HM
With a margin of only 14 votes, Beale claimed a mandate to overturn seven months of Seminole-dominated city rule. Within a month the city was in chaos and city governance was shut down by federal authorities.
Dr. A. J. Beale, the leader . . . — — Map (db m142036) HM
When the Comanche, Kiowa, and Apache Reservation opened to non-Indian settlement in 1901, approximately 408,000 acres of land were held in reserve as grazing lands for the Comanche, Kiowa, and Wichita tribes. The tribes leased most of the Big . . . — — Map (db m174622) HM
In Pawnee, Oklahoma, one of the largest captive herds of American Bison once roamed at Pawnee Bill's ranch. He used them to help promote conservation of bison in America. Look at the tracks. After you make your rubbing, what kind of animal has . . . — — Map (db m173136) HM
Located near Achille, south of Durant, in the Choctaw Nation, Bloomfield Academy was established in 1852 as the first missionary boarding school for Chickasaw girls. The school's first superintendent was John Harpole Carr who settled in Oklahoma in . . . — — Map (db m172959) HM
Rising in southwest Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, the Blue River flows southeast to the Red River west of Hugo. The Arbuckle-Simpson aquifer is the river's source, and it features a series of granite ledges that create waterfalls, riffles, and pools. . . . — — Map (db m172951) HM
Born in Oklahoma City, May 20, 1946. Bobby graduated from Southeast High School and is considered one of Oklahoma's greatest multi-sport athletes. He continued the New York Yankees tradition of great center fielders by joining his hero Mickey Mantle . . . — — Map (db m175145) HM
Engraved in the paving behind you are the emblems of the seventeen federal agencies and the three non-federal tenants that occupied the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building on April 19, 1995.
For their contributions and losses they are . . . — — Map (db m60294) HM
Beginning in 1858, the Butterfield Overland Stage connected St. Louis, Missouri to Los Angeles, California. The route entered Indian Territory at Fort Smith, and coaches carried passengers and mail across 192 miles following the Texas Road and . . . — — Map (db m172956) HM
After building a flour mill in 1889, C.G. Jones emerged as an energetic businessman and civic leader, serving in the territorial legislature and as mayor of Oklahoma City.
Charles G. Jones moved to Oklahoma City from rural Illinois in the . . . — — Map (db m284906) HM
In 1861 the Civil War began between the North (Union) and the South (Confederacy). The South was determined to create a new country called the Confederate States of America. One of the generals in their army was Brigadier General Stand Watie, from . . . — — Map (db m172611) HM
On June 12, 1910, Governor Haskell in this hotel, then known as the Lee-Huckins, signed and sealed the paper, declaring Oklahoma City to be the capitol of this state. — — Map (db m287656) HM
Known to his fans as "King Carl" and to his teammates as "The Meal Ticket," the screwball throwing Hubbell from Meeker, Oklahoma, was one of the dominant pitchers of the 1930s. The New York Giants hurler is best remembered for setting a record in . . . — — Map (db m175014) HM
The Oklahoma Centennial Fountain at United Way Plaza was dedicated September 17, 2004, as a lasting tribute to the revitalization of Oklahoma City's lower Bricktown area and the state's first 100 years. After the hourly warning bells sound to signal . . . — — Map (db m174972) HM
(tablet 1) This monument commemorating the Oklahoma Land Run of 1889 was almost 25 years in the making. The tireless efforts of several visionary Oklahomans, generous contributions from a trio of initial donors, and extensive funding support . . . — — Map (db m157302) HM
Erected in 1910 as Oklahoma High School, at that time the city's only high school, this Gothic style building was a source of great civic pride. Many future leaders were educated here. — — Map (db m60387) HM
Fifty miles west of Fort Towson in present-day Bryan County was the site of Chahte Tamaha, or "Choctaw Town." In 1844 the Armstrong Academy was founded there as a school for boys. The academy played an important role in the community, and by 1863 . . . — — Map (db m172949) HM
Cowboy, police chief, legislator, wildcatter, entrepreneur, and developer
Charles Colcord, a native of Kentucky, spent his formative years as a cowboy in western Oklahoma, Texas, and Arizona. In 1889, at age 29, he came to Oklahoma City . . . — — Map (db m141878) HM
Born: November 3, 1856, Cumberland Co. Illinois
Married Tena Stafford in Illinois (died 1901)
Children: Luther Jones (born 1895)
Married Nettie Wheeler (1909)
Died: March 29, 1911
1890 - Built first flourmill in Oklahoma City
1890 - . . . — — Map (db m287671) HM
In the late 20th century, a grassroots movement grew out of the strong desire of Chickasaws to revitalize the Chickasaw language, reclaim Chickasaw history and reinvigorate cultural traditions.
After removal, the use of Chickasaw language began . . . — — Map (db m284990) HM
The Chickasaw Nation's jurisdictional territory includes 7,648 square miles of south-central Oklahoma and encompasses all or parts of 13 Oklahoma counties. Chickasaw citizens live in all 50 states and in many countries throughout the world. . . . — — Map (db m284911) HM
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