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 battle trails. First published in 1910, the author never saw a copy nor received a . . . — — Map (db m170625) HM
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