Initial Point was established by the U.S. government in 1870. All Oklahoma except the Panhandle was then divided into townships North and South and ranges East and West of Initial Point.
The Indian Base Line is two-tenths of a mile south of . . . — — Map (db m58059) HM
These veterans died so that we Americans
could worship God in our own way
and preserve our great heritage "Freedom"
V.F.W. Post 1192 John "Steve" Brodie — — Map (db m57692) WM
We honor the men and women of
the United States Armed Forces for
their efforts to let freedom reign in
the Persian Gulf War, Afghanistan,
and Iraq. "You can only protect
your liberties in this world by
protecting the other man's freedom. . . . — — Map (db m57651) WM
Dedicated to the
Prisoners of War and those
Missing in Action. Whose
supreme sacrifice helped
to keep our nation free.
Turn you to the stronghold.
Ye prisoners of hope: even
today do I declare that I
will render double unto thee. . . . — — Map (db m58867) WM
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May we then hold a tender thought, they would not wish that we be sad; but cherish that for which they fought, and gave up all on earth they had.
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James R. Rutledge • Robert E. Craythorne • Cecil D. . . . — — Map (db m59223) WM
The Marlow family's experiences are worthy legends of the old west. When they settled here during the peak of the cattle drives, this location was ideal for recovering cattle lost among the thickets and dense cross timber woods that covered the . . . — — Map (db m144837) HM
You are standing on the site of the largest movement of animals in history.
While the big cattle drives over the Chisholm Trail began in early 1868 and lasted only slightly more than a decade, eight million Longhorn cattle followed the trail . . . — — Map (db m143733) HM
At the turn of the last century, families from Marlow had to travel many miles to celebrate mass every six weeks. Because of the muddy trails, even horses and buggies had problems negotiating the roads, making the trip approximately three hours in . . . — — Map (db m144458) HM
Born along the Chisholm Trail and on the banks of Wildhorse Creek, the legend of the Marlow family and the five Marlow brothers has been proven to be more fact than fiction.
Dr. Williamson Marlow and his wife, Martha Jane, a relative of . . . — — Map (db m143018) HM
In the summer of 1909 the Abernathy brothers set off alone on horseback, riding from their Cross Roads Ranch in Tillman County to Santa Fe, New Mexico and back. Louie (Bud) was nine years old. Temple was only five.
On April 5, 1919, with Bud and . . . — — Map (db m120036) HM
Horse Creek School built in 1902 four miles north and seven miles east of Manitou, Oklahoma, served as a school until 1946. For a while in the 1960's it became North Deep Red Baptist Church. In 1977 the building was given to the Frederick Rotary . . . — — Map (db m287555) HM
When Kiowa-Comanche-Apache lands in Oklahoma opened to white settlement 1901, there were 505,000 acres reserved as grazing lands. This area became known as Big Pasture. Most of region leased for cattle ranching. Because of soil’s fertility, white . . . — — Map (db m282381) HM
President Theodore Roosevelt arrived by train, in Frederick, Oklahoma, on April 5, 1905. The President came to join famed wolf hunter, Jack “Catch ‘em Alive” Abernathy, on a wolf hunting expedition. More than 5,000 excited citizens . . . — — Map (db m108858) HM
On April 5, 1910, 9 year old Bud and 5 year old Temple Abernathy, left the Crossroads Ranch near Frederick, Oklahoma, and traveled alone on horseback to New York City. Their father, Jack Abernathy, a close friend of President Theodore Roosevelt, . . . — — Map (db m120033) HM
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