On West Broadway Street at B Street NW, on the right when traveling west on West Broadway Street.
This building, originally built in 1930 by
architect J.B. White, was called the
Gilbert Building. It was renamed the
Ardmoreite Building in 1966 when it
became the home of The Daily
Ardmoreite. Between 1930 and 1966
many businesses . . . — — Map (db m142416) HM
On 1st Avenue Southwest just east of B Street Southwest, on the left when traveling east.
Carter County was created in 1907 from part of the old Chickasaw Nation. Pickens County was renamed Carter County in honor of Ben Carter, prominent Native American of the Chickasaw Nation. Members of the Constitutional Convention chose Ardmore as . . . — — Map (db m286796) HM
On Scenic State Highway 77 south of U.S. 70, on the right when traveling south.
This park was created between 1933 and 1940 by members of Civilian Conservation Corps Companies 1813 and 849, two of many organized by the federal government during the Great Depression. To provide useful employment for thousands of young men . . . — — Map (db m212797) HM
On East Main Street at Mill Street NE, on the left when traveling east on East Main Street.
Daubes’ Department Store was a long time landmark on Main Street of Ardmore.
The original Daube Store was opened in Bowie, Texas, in 1883, and was owned by Sam Daube.
In about 1888, when the Ardmore area was in Pickens County, Indian . . . — — Map (db m142482) HM
On West Main Street (Oklahoma Route 199) at B Street SW, on the left when traveling west on West Main Street.
The construction of this courthouse was
financed in 1898 by two private
entrepreneurs, Joe F. Robinson and
A. V. Doak. The building was leased to the Federal
Government and the court was presided over by
Judge Hosea Townsend. This fourth . . . — — Map (db m142411) HM
On 1st Avenue Southwest just east of B Street Southwest, on the left when traveling east.
Before statehood in 1907 Lewis Robert Marston began laying sidewalks in Ardmore, I.T. Before 1907 Mr. Marston poured the first sidewalk around what would become the Carter County Courthouse in 1910. This piece of concrete is from the original . . . — — Map (db m286798) HM
On D Street NW north of 9th Avenue NW, on the right when traveling north.
A Methodist college once stood here. Begun by the City of Ardmore it was given to the Indian Mission Conference of the Methodist Church. Named in honor of Bishop Robt. K. Hargrove. In 1907 the school burned but was rebuilt north of the city. It . . . — — Map (db m141620) HM
On North Washington Street at Paradise Alley, on the left when traveling north on North Washington Street.
The Hotel Wisnor, named in honor of Benjamin Wisnor Carter, prominent Chickasaw citizen, was built on this site in 1884 and was the first and finest establishment of its kind in Indian Territory. The three-story building of brick and stone had 50 . . . — — Map (db m142485) HM
On West Main Street (Oklahoma Route 199) west of B Street SW, on the left when traveling west.
In 1893, E.B. Luke came to Ardmore, Chickasaw Nation, from Detroit, Michigan. At the time, his brother, Jack Luke, operated a music and school book store in Oklahoma City, and urged E.B. to open this same type of store in Ardmore. So in 1895, E.B. . . . — — Map (db m142420) HM
On West Main Street (Oklahoma Route 199) at North Washington Street, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street.
On April 19, 1895 a fire broke out in Harper’s Caddo Street Livery Stable. It quickly spread and consumed six blocks of East Main Street from the Santa Fe Railroad tracks to Washington (then known as Springer Street). Eighty-six businesses were . . . — — Map (db m142489) HM
On West Main Street (Oklahoma Route 199) at B Street SW, on the left when traveling west on West Main Street.
The Noble Brothers, Sam and Ed, arrived in Ardmore, Chickasaw Nation, in 1893, from Oakland Prairie, Pickens County, after a brief sojourn in Pottsboro, Texas, where they were partners in a general merchandise business and operated a ferry crossing . . . — — Map (db m142481) HM
On West Main Street (Oklahoma Route 199) west of B Street NW, on the right when traveling west.
Before 1899, J.W. Banks built, at this site, a mercantile establishment combined with lodging quarters. In 1903, W.F. (Dixie) Gilmer arrived from North Carolina and leased the hotel which was a three story structure with rooms on the second and . . . — — Map (db m142422) HM
On West Main Street (State Highway 199) at A Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east on West Main Street.
Built in 1918, the Simpson Building was Ardmore's first attempt at building a skyscraper office building. B. A. Simpson, P. C. Dings, and Roy M. Johnson, all of Ardmore, financed the building's construction. The building's first floor facade was . . . — — Map (db m287097) HM
On West Main Street (State Highway 199) at A Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east on West Main Street.
On November 9, 1905 Mattie Dobbins purchased this lot from the Chickasaw and Choctaw Nations for the sum of $252.60. Ms. Dobbins entered into a 10 year lease contract with the Banker's Trust Co. on July 31, 1906 for a $50.00 per month rental on the . . . — — Map (db m286797) HM
On West Main Street at A Street Northwest, on the left when traveling east on West Main Street.
Two years after the City of Ardmore was founded, the First National Bank & Trust Company of Ardmore began as a private bank in 1889 by J. F. Anderson and his son, Charles. Within a year, a national charter was granted, giving the bank the honor of . . . — — Map (db m282382) HM
On B Street Northeast north of East Main Street, on the right when traveling north.
The original Whittington Hotel was opened on the corner of Caddo and Main Street in 1891. It was rebuilt with brick and sandstone following Ardmore’s Great Fire of 1895. It had the town’s first metal-cage Otis elevator. The hotel was closed in 1965 . . . — — Map (db m286898) HM
On U.S. 177 at Daisy Lane, on the right when traveling east on U.S. 177.
Rosella Hightower
The world renowned ballerina was born 1/20/1920 on Wolf Creek 2 miles south and ˝ mile east (C SW SE SE Sect. 34, 3E 4S). She became the prima ballerina of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, the original Ballet Russe, the . . . — — Map (db m147485) HM
On Armstrong Street at General Street, on the right when traveling north on Armstrong Street.
March 14, 1943 Aeronca L-3C Grasshopper
Emil M. Horkavi Gary, Indiana • Frank M. Dimond Wilmington, California
November 4, 1943 B-17 Flying Fortress
Derald C. Holland, Santa Ana, California •
Lee R. Woodall Jr. El Dorado, Arkansas • . . . — — Map (db m209383) WM
On East Main Street west of SE 5th Street, on the right when traveling west.
Production of crude oil from the newly-discovered Healdton field surrounding this marker site flooded the marker with an oversupply of petroleum protesting that pipeline purchases were inadequate. Producers claimed they were being deprived of . . . — — Map (db m180600) HM
On East Main Street (State Highway 76) west of SE 5th Street, on the right when traveling west.
WW II CO Co K 152nd Inf 38th Inf Div
Wounded in Philippine Islands May 16, 1945
Korea CO Tank Co 179 Inf Reg 45 Inf Div wounded May 6, 1952
Distinguished Service Cross
Distinguished Service Cross by direction of the President under the . . . — — Map (db m180534) HM WM
On Webster Street at Lane Street, on the right when traveling north on Webster Street.
The All-Black towns of Oklahoma represent a unique chapter in American history. No where else, neither the Deep South nor the Far West, did so many African American men and women come together to live in and govern their own communities. By 1920, . . . — — Map (db m284940) HM
