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Historical Markers in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma

 
Clickable Map of Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Pottawatomie County, OK (5) Cleveland County, OK (7) Lincoln County, OK (21) McClain County, OK (6) Okfuskee County, OK (6) Oklahoma County, OK (217) Pontotoc County, OK (6) Seminole County, OK (4)  PottawatomieCounty(5) Pottawatomie County (5)  ClevelandCounty(7) Cleveland County (7)  LincolnCounty(21) Lincoln County (21)  McClainCounty(6) McClain County (6)  OkfuskeeCounty(6) Okfuskee County (6)  OklahomaCounty(217) Oklahoma County (217)  PontotocCounty(6) Pontotoc County (6)  SeminoleCounty(4) Seminole County (4)
Shawnee is the county seat for Pottawatomie County
Adjacent to Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma
      Cleveland County (7)  
      Lincoln County (21)  
      McClain County (6)  
      Okfuskee County (6)  
      Oklahoma County (217)  
      Pontotoc County (6)  
      Seminole County (4)  
 
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1 Oklahoma, Pottawatomie County, Shawnee — Home on the RangeAuthor's Grave in Fairview Cemetery
On North Harrison Avenue (State Highway 18), on the right when traveling north.
Dr. Brewster Higley (b. 1822) of Indiana wrote this song when he lived in Kansas. The words were printed in a local paper (1873) and became a favorite song along the cattle trails. First published in 1910, the author never saw a copy nor received . . . Map (db m170625) HM
2 Oklahoma, Pottawatomie County, Shawnee — Louise Funk Fluke
On East Main Street at South Pennsylvania Avenue, on the right when traveling west on East Main Street.
Louise Funk Fluke (1900-1986) designer of the State Flag of Oklahoma, was born in Arkansas and raised in Shawnee. She entered the winning flag design in a statewide contest in 1925 through the Wunagisa Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution. . . . Map (db m181808) HM
3 Oklahoma, Pottawatomie County, Shawnee — Shawnee Milling Company
On South Broadway Avenue at East 7th street (Local Route South B), on the right when traveling north on South Broadway Avenue.
Original flour mill built in 1891 S. of N. Canadian River, S. of Shawnee. Moved to present site in 1895. April 20, 1906, mill purchased by J. Loyd Ford. He was leader in Okla. flour milling for over 50 yrs.and played important part in building . . . Map (db m238611) HM
4 Oklahoma, Pottawatomie County, Shawnee — Shawnee MissionEstablished in 1871
On Gordon Cooper Drive north of Father Joe Murphy Drive, on the right when traveling north.
The Society of Friends opened this mission for the Absentee Shawnee. This Christian work continuing 53 years among all Indian tribes living near here. The first log house was replaced by the present church building at the same site, 1885, now a . . . Map (db m238263) HM
5 Oklahoma, Pottawatomie County, Shawnee — Washington Irving
On East Main Street at South Pennsylvania Avenue, on the right when traveling west on East Main Street.
Near here Washington Irving made camp in his tour of the prairies in 1832Map (db m181809) HM
 
 
 
 
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Apr. 24, 2024