On this site in 1905, the Arkansas Valley National Bank (AVNB) was first opened for business, Broken Arrow, Indian Territory.
Upon statehood, the Bank changed to a state charter and became Arkansas Valley State Bank (AVSB), and in 2008, AVB . . . — — Map (db m225898) HM
For years, beginning in 1909, pure sparkling water from a spring here was piped to the water tower behind City Hall. The city grew Christmas trees here during the Depression and sold them in town. As new water sources were secured for the . . . — — Map (db m225259) HM
A Civilian Conservation Corps camp with 220 young men opened here on July 18, 1935. The Corps planted thousands of trees, built terraces and spillways, planted grasses and fought fires. The camp had 14 buildings. In 1942 it closed as the men . . . — — Map (db m225564) HM
An early settlement near this area in the Creek Nation in Indian Territory, founded in 1901 by W.T. Brooks, N.L. Sanders, W.N. "Newt" and M.C. "Mac" Williams. The town was named in honor of Elam Hodge who owned the land. A post office was here . . . — — Map (db m225904) HM
F. S. Hurd built this house in 1904. He came here in 1902 to establish a bank, now First National. He also founded Broken Arrow Federal Savings and Loan. He promoted agriculture and supported farm youth programs. Hurd was known as "Mr. Broken . . . — — Map (db m225988) HM
On this site, the first Broken Arrow Public Schools structure was built in 1904. From Indian Territory and statehood to present day, may this building serve as an enduring reminder of our rich educational history to all that have passed or will . . . — — Map (db m226111) HM
W.P. Fraker built this house here on his 40-acre farm in 1911. He purchased First State Bank on Main Street in 1903. He specialized in registered shorthorn cattle and supported vocational agriculture and high school FFA. His nephew and wife, Fred . . . — — Map (db m225353) HM
Construction began on the 24 x 50 foot depot on May 13, 1903. It was of wood set on timber pilings with a red tin roof. It jutted onto Main Street to allow a good view of the town. Grain elevators and cotton gins sprang up south of the tracks with . . . — — Map (db m225991) HM
The Kentucky Colonel Hotel was a showplace and popular throughout the country for its fried chicken meals in early Broken Arrow days. Col. G. W. Gist built the hotel in 1903. The impressive inn was inviting to rail passengers for years. Vena . . . — — Map (db m225992) HM
Following the Civil War, huge herds of cattle were driven to northern markets. The Sampson Chisholm Trail starting near Royse City, Texas, crossed the Arkansas River at 145th Street, passed Elam and crossed the Rudolf Karner Farm at this point, . . . — — Map (db m225457) HM
Dr. Warren Ownby built this house in 1908-09. He was on early osteopathic doctor. Phenie Lou Ownby, his wife, was the first and only woman mayor to serve Broken Arrow, the first woman mayor in the state and the sixth in the nation. She was elected . . . — — Map (db m226110) HM
Ralph Blane Hunsecker was born in Broken Arrow on July 26, 1914. He gained fame as a songwriter, NBC vocalist, arranger and actor for stage and screen in New York and Hollywood. He wrote more than 700 songs for movies and Broadway and received . . . — — Map (db m225901) HM
Ida Sieling, widow of Henry Sieling and daughter of Herman Scheer, landscaped a run-down, city-owned plot of land across the street from her home into a beautiful botanical park. The Self Culture Club donated additional lots in 1938. Sieling Park . . . — — Map (db m42027) HM
Established by John E. Weer in 1885-87. A post office, 1894-1906, three general stores, a school, two doctors, a drug store and nearly 100 residents made up the early village. Weer was postmaster and farmed. He ran a saw mill, cotton gin, grist . . . — — Map (db m225456) HM
White Church was a Presbyterian Indian Mission established by Dr. Robert M. Loughridge in 1875. A subscription school was held here in the 1800's. Many pioneers and Creek Indians are buried in the church yard cemetery. Known as Broken Arrow . . . — — Map (db m225894) HM
Russell Kelce, president of Seneca Coal Company, gave 40 acres of strip-mine land to Boy Scout Troop 104 in 1944. Scouts improved the land so well that Kelce added 395 acres later. The Indian Nations Council of Boy Scouts now holds title to 275 . . . — — Map (db m225906) HM
Evans was a coal-mining community with a post office from November 1904 to February of 1911. The Evans School-Church building and a company store served the hamlet, which began as a tent city. Small houses for mining families replaced tents. Evans . . . — — Map (db m225908) HM
