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 Oklahoma’s rich heritage. More than 100 years later, the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History was built to protect the museum’s 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
Oklahoma became the 46th state on Saturday, November 16, 1907 when President Theodore Roosevelt signed a proclamation officially joining the “Twin Territories” – Indian Territory and Oklahoma Territory – into a brand new state. As of that time, the . . . — — Map (db m279772) HM
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committee. During his tenure, he advocated such sweeping changes as the addition of endowed professorships to reward merit and retain outstanding faculty members and the construction of a thriving student . . . — — Map (db m276741) HM
In the spring of 1871, Kentuckian Abner Ernest Norman
was hired as a chainman for a government survey
crew working its way from the Red River to north of
the Canadian River. He later was placed in charge of
the crew, having studied math and . . . — — Map (db m278767) HM
The National Weather Center building, a partnership between the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the University of Oklahoma, was completed in 2006. The center is one of the largest facilities of its kind in the world. It provides . . . — — Map (db m276581) HM
The National Weather Center building, a partnership between the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the University of Oklahoma, was completed in 2006. The center is one of the largest facilities of its kind in the world. It provides . . . — — Map (db m276633) HM
This weather station represents an Oklahoma Mesonet site. The Oklahoma Mesonet is a world-class network of environmental monitoring stations that measure atmospheric and soil conditions 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, in every county of Oklahoma. . . . — — Map (db m276680) HM
Construction of the OU Field House was completed in 1928. It was originally designed as a Physical Education building. At that time, all OU students were required to take a physical education course before graduating. From the time of its . . . — — Map (db m277475) HM
The completion of the Peggy and Charles Stephenson Research and Technology Center marked an important milestone in the history of science, research and technology at the University of Oklahoma. It capped a decade in which the University led the Big . . . — — Map (db m276686) HM
Before being battered by the Great Depression at the end of this decade, the University [of Oklahoma] experienced a period of sustained growth. Some of this expansion was manifested in the creation of new programs and departments, and at mid-decade, . . . — — Map (db m279268) HM
The Robert S. Kerr Courtyard honors the late Robert S. Kerr, Oklahoma's governor, U.S. senator and leader in the energy industry. Generous support for the courtyard was provided by William G. and Joffa Kerr. and the Robert S. and Grayce B. Kerr . . . — — Map (db m278411) HM
This walk, which extends in front of the Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium from Jenkins Street to Michael F. Price Hall, and the gardens to the north side of it are named in honor of Roy T. Oliver, Jr. He graduated from the University of . . . — — Map (db m277474) HM
This walk, which extends in front of the Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium from Jenkins Street to Michael F. Price Hall, and the gardens to the north side of it are named in honor of Roy T. Oliver, Jr. He graduated from the University of . . . — — Map (db m277477) HM
The S.J. Sarkeys Complex is named in honor of S.J. Sarkeys, energy industry leader, philanthropist and founder of the Sarkeys Foundation. The complex includes multiple facilities, which enrich the OU student experience by providing a myriad of . . . — — Map (db m276896) HM
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projects as diverse as the development of alternative energy sources to new therapies for diabetes, Alzheimer's, cancer, and other diseases. It also will foster more collaboration with the OU Health . . . — — Map (db m276692) HM
In the spring of 1909, the University of Oklahoma Board of Regents approved the establishment of a law school and the University began a search for the first dean of the school. Julian Charles Monnet, who received a graduate degree from the Harvard . . . — — Map (db m276798) HM
The Weitzenhoffer Family College of Fine Arts is the oldest and the most comprehensive college of fine arts in the Great Plains states. The first courses in music were given in 1893. The addition of painting, drawing, and drama led to the . . . — — Map (db m278057) HM
This courtyard and its gardens honor William Jarboe Ross, a 1952 graduate of the University of Oklahoma and a 1954 graduate of the College of Law. It is the gift of the late Edith Kinney Gaylord. Through the courtyard, Edith Gaylord desired not . . . — — Map (db m276757) HM
James Garner – Native Son
James Garner was born James Scott Bumgarner on April 7, 1928 in Norman and is known to his friends as Jim. Jim's family had no show business background, although his brother Charles was a talented guitar player and . . . — — Map (db m279435) HM
U.S. Naval Air Station
Norman, Oklahoma
Commissioned on July 28, 1942
De-commissioned on March 4, 1946
On March 20, 1942, the U.S. Navy announced that an aviation base to train Navy pilots would be constructed in Norman located on . . . — — Map (db m279420) HM
The first students – fifty-seven of them – arrived at the University of Oklahoma on the morning of September 15th, 1892. The university's building on the forty-acre campus south of town was under construction, so they gathered in “the Rock Building” . . . — — Map (db m279066) HM
This part of the campus is named in honor of Albert Heald Van Vleet
(1861-1925). Born in Iowa and raised and educated in Nebraska and Wisconsin, he
earned his PhD at the University of Leipzig in 1897 and then undertook
an additional year of study . . . — — Map (db m277196) HM
Walker Tower was constructed in 1966 during the final phase of President George Lynn Cross' plans to expand university housing to accommodate the enormous growth OU's student body had experienced during his tenure. Initially a part of Couch Center, . . . — — Map (db m276898) HM
World War II and the Korean Conflict
1941-1954
On Sunday, December 7, 1941, the City of Norman wakened to a pleasant wintry morning. After lunch, the day was shattered by radio news bulletins that Japan had attacked the United States at . . . — — Map (db m279295) HM
Whitehand Hall opened in 1921 as Albert Pike Hall, a men's dormitory owned and operated by the Masonic Lodge of McAlester. The University of Oklahoma later purchased it in the summer of 1946. On August 14 that same year, the building was renamed in . . . — — Map (db m278637) HM
Devon Energy Hall was dedicated in January 2010 as a multi-disciplinary facility for the College of Engineering. This building was designed to create a collaborative learning environment, and at the time of construction represented the largest . . . — — Map (db m278374) HM
1859: First oil well in Oklahoma Territory is drilled by Lewis Ross, who struck oil while drilling for salt water near Salina on the Grand River.
1890: The University of Oklahoma is chartered.
1897: The first commercial oil . . . — — Map (db m278318) HM
The Norman Public Library was constructed in 1929 by the local construction company of Barbour and Short. Designed by the Oklahoma City architectural firm of Hawk and Parr, this building is an example of the Italian Renaissance style of . . . — — Map (db m278275) HM
Annexing hundreds of acres of east side farm and ranch and to build a reservoir and protect itself from Oklahoma City's encroachment, Norman grew to 184 square miles by the mid-1960s. By area, it was the nation's 10th-largest incorporated city.
. . . — — Map (db m279776) HM
As they were throughout the state, the 1980s were a challenge to Norman and Cleveland County. The decade began on an upbeat note as the major industries – York, Shaklee and Totco – all reported strong production. But later troubles in the national . . . — — Map (db m279810) HM
Former Governor and U.S. Senator David L. Boren's 1994 surprise appointment as President of the University of Oklahoma touched off both a campus and a community renaissance that continued throughout the decade and into the next. President Boren and . . . — — Map (db m279824) HM
Banker and real estate investor, William S. Moore
and his wife Agnes, built this house in December
1899. In November 1908, Moore sold the house to
Harry Ginter Lindsay and his wife Daisy, the
niece of Agnes Moore. The Lindsay's owned a . . . — — Map (db m278261) HM
Citizen participation characterized much of the municipal government dialogue during the 1970s. It was a time of government questioning nationwide and Norman residents were no exception. More than 9,000 citizens signed a petition to lower Norman's . . . — — Map (db m279808) HM
Norman's first “talkie” movie theater, the Sooner, was designed, constructed and owned by notable Norman architect Harold Gimeno in 1928/1929. (Population of Norman in 1930 - 9,603). Designed in the Spanish revival style, the structure remains . . . — — Map (db m278179) HM
A football championship can quickly alter the skyline of a university community. In 2000 under the direction of Coach Bob Stoops, the University of Oklahoma Sooners won their 7th
national football title which then encouraged the expansion of the . . . — — Map (db m279828) HM
With the completion of this building in February 1933, local civic leaders realized a twenty-year dream that Norman would have its own federal building. Previously, the U.S. Postal Service had operated out of rented facilities in town. The . . . — — Map (db m278272) HM
President David Ross Boyd (1853-1936) arrived in Norman on August 6, 1892. Born in Ohio and educated at Wooster College, he had been hired as the first president of the fledgling University. He later recalled, “Not a tree or shrub broke the . . . — — Map (db m278633) HM
This structure was originally built to house the Faculty Club of the University of Oklahoma in 1925. The original Faculty Club was organized in 1920 by a group that included such long
time university leaders as Dr. Stratton D. Brooks, President of . . . — — Map (db m278634) 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 m278632) HM
In many ways a university must be built and rebuilt by each succeeding generation. The university will not continue to live on as a vital institution in our society unless each succeeding generation gives to it new energy, creativity, intellectual . . . — — Map (db m278586) HM
The ACM was a low observable, subsonic, turbofan powered, and air-launched cruise missile designed and manufactured by General Dynamics. It began initial design in 1983 and made its first test flight in 1985. The first production ACM's were . . . — — Map (db m281312) HM
This memorial is dedicated to the first operational tornado forecast issued on March 25, 1948 by Major Ernest J. Fawbush and Captain Robert C. Miller at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma.
Issued several hours before a tornado struck Tinker Air . . . — — Map (db m281337) HM
In 1892 the Rock Island Railroad was continuing its expansion, and the rails were extended seventeen miles south of Minco where a siding was built. A boxcar was set on the siding to serve as an office, and Chickasha was born. The following years . . . — — Map (db m284927) HM
A Comanche band near the village was attacked by Capt. Earl Van Dorn, with 4 companies of 2nd Cavalry, Oct. 1, 1858. Unknown to him, the Indians were on way from friendly council with officers at Ft. Arbuckle. In the furious fight, 70 Indians were . . . — — Map (db m181528) HM
This M110A2 was donated to post 176 in 1996. It could fire a 175mm round up to a distance of 18 miles. The M110A2 proved itself as effective in a wide variety of environments, including the jungles of the Vietnam War, the U.S. military would also . . . — — Map (db m287678) HM
Canadian River was south line of "Old Oklahoma" opened by Run of April 22, 1889, at 12 o'clock noon. At this hour, riders forded the river crossing near Silver City (north 2 miles) on the Chisholm Trail, and entered the wide, new land to stake . . . — — Map (db m287677) HM
Site of Silver City trading post, first school, and pioneer burying ground, two miles north.
Dedicated to ranchmen, cowboys, early settlers, and their descendants.
2nd Plaque
Names of Silver City Pioneers First Settlement in the . . . — — Map (db m287679) HM
On October 3, 1899, William L. Eagleton, Grand Master of Masons for Oklahoma Territory, laid a cornerstone at this site for the construction of the first Scottish Rite Masonic Temple in Oklahoma.
The Temple occupied the south half of this block . . . — — Map (db m141938) HM
One of the most popular of the numerous saloons in Guthrie during Territorial times, the Blue Bell was an 1889 enterprise of John Selstrom and Jack Tearney. It boasted Tom Mix as a bartender before he departed for stardom in silent films, and Temple . . . — — Map (db m141776) HM
The 1890 City Directory lists 107 S. 2nd as F. C. Bonfils Real Estate with residence on 2nd floor. Son of a Missouri Judge and descendant of Napoleon, he was 28 when he joined the Land Run of 1889. A colorful con man and lottery promoter, he had but . . . — — Map (db m141691) HM
Built in 1899 as an adjunct to the Royal Hotel, the Brooks was praised in its day as the finest theater in the Southwest. It presented popular entertainments and was also the setting for many dazzling "first nights" for territorial society.
Some . . . — — Map (db m141927) HM
Built in 1902 with a grant of $25,000 from Andrew Carnegie, it housed the first tax-supported library in Oklahoma. It was the site of the inaugurations of Territorial Governor Frank Frantz in 1905 and 1st State Governor, Charles N. Haskell, in 1907. . . . — — Map (db m141936) HM
Built in 1890 by Irwin S. DeFord, self-described "money-lender" and capitalist, the DeFord Building is perhaps the gem of Joseph Foucart's architecture in Downtown Guthrie.
The sidewall, facing "Government Acre" surrounding the Land Office, is . . . — — Map (db m141699) HM
Two buildings designed to look as one, the De Steiguer
building was an ornament of East Guthrie. Built in 1890 by
the banking pioneer De Steiguer brothers, Rodolph and Louis.
it housed their Bank of Guthrie in the west section, and a
tobacco . . . — — Map (db m141470) HM
This stone marks the site of the first city hall and water works of Guthrie. The old well is a few feet east of this marker. The jog in the alley is due to building the alley around the first city hall and jail. — — Map (db m141942) HM
This is the first Carnegie Library in Okla. Frank Frantz, last Territorial Governor and Charles Haskell, first State Governor were inaugurated on the steps here. The mock wedding of Miss Indian Territory and Mr. Oklahoma Territory was here. The . . . — — Map (db m141939) HM
Restored in 1980 to its original look, the Foucart Building was built in 1891 by Edward T. Patten to house the Boston Store (dry goods) managed by J.M. Brooks, later builder of Brooks Opera House. Geo. King's New York Racket Store (notions, general) . . . — — Map (db m141933) HM
Wm. H. "Harry" Gray, a naturalized Canadian, homesteaded the lot bearing the west half of this building. He staked it April 22, 1889 and immediately relocated his grocery and wholesale business from Udall, Kan. His brother, George, joined him in . . . — — Map (db m141476) HM
Guthrie's building spree peaked April 9, 1902, with laying the corner
stone for its commodious City Hall, designed by Joseph Foucart in his
best belfry and turret style. The building's second floor assembly
room was used for the Constitutional . . . — — Map (db m141688) HM
Home of the Guthrie Daily Leader since 1894, the "Waite Block" was built in 1891 by A. H. Waite, manager of the Kansas City Mercantile Co., to house two separate retail establishments.
The Leader was founded in 1892 as the Territory's . . . — — Map (db m141934) HM
Rushed to completion in the summer of 1889, the Guthrie
National Bank building was the first brick structure built in what
became Oklahoma Territory. It also proudly claimed many other
firsts. It was located where J. W. McNeal of Medicine . . . — — Map (db m141680) HM
Erected in 1890, the International "Block" was named for its builders, the International Loan and Investment Company. H. J. Whitley and George D. Orput, prime movers of the Guthrie Club booster organization, were heads of the company, financed by . . . — — Map (db m141935) HM
This stone marks the site of the U. S. Land Office where each of 20,000 persons making the "Historic Run of 1889" had to appear in person and file his claim. This also is the site of the first post office in old Oklahoma. — — Map (db m141681) HM
Oklahoma--an all black state with a black
governor--was the dream of E. P. McCabe,
lawyer, farmer, and Republican activist. McCabe
vigorously promoted black settlement and
assumed role as spokesman for black people
in Washington with President . . . — — Map (db m141703) HM
After successful settlement of rival claim to the lots by one Xenophon Fitzgerald, the Logan County Investment Co. built this imposing structure in 1901, financed by St. Louis, Missouri investors who foresaw a solid future for the town and . . . — — Map (db m141478) HM
Built in 1902 by Frank Hilton Greer, this building housed the
first newspaper in Oklahoma Territory and the largest printing
plant west of the Mississippi.
The paper actually began in Kansas before the Run and came
to Guthrie with the . . . — — Map (db m141751) HM
Dennis T. Flynn (afterwards delegate in congress from Oklahoma)
with no authority beyond a telegram from Senator Plum of
Kansas saying he was to be appointed postmaster, opened the
post office in a tent on April 23, 1889. At first, he . . . — — Map (db m141683) HM
One of the most notorious gambling houses
of the Southwest, opened in a tent April 23,
1889. Soon a frame building went up later
replaced by brick. The owners claimed their
doors never closed, day or night, for 15 years.
When closed by . . . — — Map (db m141740) HM
Two weeks after war was declared on Spain, 85 volunteers, mostly members of the Territorial National Guard, on May 5, 1898, filled the Territory's quota as Troop A, 1st United States Volunteer Calvary, the famed "Rough Riders".
Examined and . . . — — Map (db m141928) HM
During the 17 Territorial years, open saloons thrived in Guthrie. One of the most popular was the "Same Old Moses" operated by Moses Weinberger, a settler from Wichita, Kan.
Weinberger made the Run selling bananas April 22, 1889, and soon . . . — — Map (db m141779) HM
The Santa Fe, completed in 1887, was the only railway into Oklahoma Territory and the only direct connection with the "outside" world during the hectic days of 1889. The first depot was a small red frame building located on the west side of the . . . — — Map (db m141930) HM
Winfield S. Smith, Guthrie City Councilman and builder of many early commercial buildings, granted by deed on July 28, 1899 to Nathanial McKay the right to build a two-story 8x10 feet brick privy on his property (Lot 23) with right of access to . . . — — Map (db m3414) HM
This building was the state capitol when the state seal was stolen from here and taken to Oklahoma City, on the night of June 11, 1910, thus moving the site of the state capitol. The first university of Oklahoma was located here in 1892. It . . . — — Map (db m140427) HM
With the opening of the approximately two million acres of "Oklahoma Country" for homestead settlement at 12 noon Monday, April 22, 1889, thousands of settlers rushed to claim free land. Those making claims were required by law to register at one of . . . — — Map (db m141698) HM
Triumph of its time, the "Victor Block" was built in 1893 as the finest commercial building in Guthrie by Winfield S. Smith, who constructed many of the downtown business structures. Besides Lillie's Drug Store, the building also held a number of . . . — — Map (db m141784) HM
Roxana Oil Co. hit McCully well 29 June 1927. 1st well in Oklahoma drilled over a mile deep. Town platted 16 July 1927 by George L. Ross. Application to vacate the town site 17 March 1939 except property owned by John J. Traynor who ran Roxana . . . — — Map (db m284549) HM
1st and only oil boom town in
county. Est. 1927 when No. 1 McCully
gushed as 1st mile-deep well in state.
By 1928, 14 wells produced 25,000
bbls. Grew to 1,000 pop. declined
after refinery fire. Rock school
bldg. and frame store bldg. . . . — — Map (db m298902) HM
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