On Old U.S. 66 0.3 miles east of County Road N2080, in the median.
Early inhabitants of the area were plains Indians who followed and hunted the roaming herds of buffalo that grazed the rich grasslands of this area. evidence of several Indian encampments have been located on Trail Elk, Turkey and Oak Creeks as well . . . — — Map (db m119435) HM
On Old U.S. 66 0.3 miles east of County Road N2080, in the median.
Town Chartered July 2, 1902 - Canute established
Oklahoma territory
Canute city lots sold by lottery for $10.00 per lot
1902 - 1st State Bank receives charter
1904 - Water well dug in in middle of main street with
windmill for horses . . . — — Map (db m120167) HM
On Old U.S. 66 0.3 miles east of County Road N2080, in the median.
David Lee Walters, 24th Governor of Oklahoma and first Governor from Western Oklahoma, was born in Canute on Nov. 20. 1951. Raised on a nearby farm, he attended schools in Canute and graduated from Canute High School as Valedictorian in 1969. He . . . — — Map (db m120164) HM
Near Old U.S. 66 0.3 miles east of County Road N2080, in the median.
The Great Western Cattle Trail began at Bandera, TX. As the demand for beef increased in the east, returning Civil War soldiers headed wild longhorn cattle from south Texas and Mexico north to the railhead at Dodge City, KS. The first herd . . . — — Map (db m120012) HM
On Old U.S. 66 0.3 miles east of County Road N2080, in the median.
St. Francis of Assisi Church, two miles south and two miles east of present day Canute, was an important outpost of the Roman Catholic Church in western Oklahoma. Founded by Father Steber in 1899, it served as "the mother parish of the west", from . . . — — Map (db m120160) HM
On East 1216 Road 0.5 miles east of Oklahoma Highway 54, on the right when traveling west.
Cloud Chief, originally Tacola, served as the first county seat. Area settled by land run April 19, 1892. August 7, 1900, citizens voted to move county seat to Cordell. U.S. Supreme Court voided the election since U.S. Congress had designated . . . — — Map (db m266383) HM
On East 1216 Road 0.5 miles east of Oklahoma Highway 54, on the right when traveling west.
Created in 1892, Tacola School met in a dugout until 1894 when a 30 x 50 bldg. was built 1/2 MI SW of this marker. In 1918, the school was moved to a new Bldg. north of this marker. During the 1921 consolidation of school districts the name . . . — — Map (db m266384) HM
On Main Street at Market Street, on the left when traveling west on Main Street.
Beginning about 1820, the U.S. relocated the Five Civilized Tribes to Oklahoma. The Choctaws and the Chickasaws were located between the South Canadian and Red Rivers. In 1855, the U.S. leased lands from the Choctaws to settle the Plains Indians. . . . — — Map (db m166920) HM
On Main Street at Market Street, in the median on Main Street.
In 1540, Coronado, the Spanish explorer and governor of Mexico, traveled from Mexico through the southern Great Plains, including this part of Oklahoma, returning via New Mexico. He claimed all of the western United States for his native Spain. . . . — — Map (db m143747) HM
On South College Street at State Route 152, on the left when traveling south on South College Street.
This flame of freedom burns eternally, honoring veterans who served in all wars, especially to those who fought and died that people of all countries might be free — — Map (db m142870) WM
On East Main Street west of South Market Street, in the median.
Cloud Creek #1
Washita River Basin
Dedicated July 8, 1948
Rededicated July 3, 1998
Cloud Creek Dam No. 1 located 11 miles southeast of Cordell was the first of 1140 dams in the Washita river basin and the first of over 10.000 . . . — — Map (db m120178) HM
On East Main Street at South College Street, on the left when traveling east on East Main Street.
Construction Started 1910 - Completed 1911
Listed National Register of Historical Buildings in United States
State of Oklahoma Historical Society
1985
Floyd Craig - Mayor of Cordell
Washita County Commissioners
Gene Etris · Alfred . . . — — Map (db m166788) HM
On Oklahoma 54 south of Oklahoma Highway 55, on the right when traveling north.
The present site of Lake Valley School Dist. #4 is located within the East Bethel School Dist. #15. The site was established during the school term 1892-1893 with approximately 13 and 1/2 square miles. On July 10, 1911, East Bethel School Dist. . . . — — Map (db m266237) HM
On East 3rd Street at North Glenn L. English Street, on the right when traveling east on East 3rd Street.
Opened in 1906, under auspices of the Dutch Reformed Church, this pioneer school taught the youth here in Christian living. Its motto was "Labor omnia vincit." Presidents to its close in 1911 were: Myron B. Keator, Dr. Jacob Poppen, Rev. C.H Spaan. . . . — — Map (db m185051) HM
On State Highway 152 at N2190 Road, on the right when traveling west on State Highway 152.
Red Bluff Church and School first opened in 1900. The church was the first missionary Baptist in Washita County; functioning until 1946. The Red Bluff School also served the community until that time, acting as a social center. The church building . . . — — Map (db m185052) HM
