Oklahoma City Oil and Gas Field Discovery Well brought in December 4, 1928, approximately six miles southeast of this marker.
From such beginning, sprawling Oklahoma City Oil and Gas Field became one of world's major oil producing areas, . . . — — Map (db m59947) HM
The Oklahoma City Field is one of the giant fields of the world, having produced more than 735 million barrels of oil and more than 2 trillion cubic feet of gas from 26 producing zones through 1969. The ultimate recovery from this field is estimated . . . — — Map (db m161376) HM
The mansion was completed in 1928 at a total cost of $139,000. It features items from many of Oklahoma's first families, and the governor's names are woven into the carpet covering the steps of the spiral staircase. Oil wells once adorned the . . . — — Map (db m172960) HM
Built in 1909 and in advance of its time by the foresight of E.K. Gaylord, this neo-classic edifice has housed a company whose growth closely paralleled that of Oklahoma City. — — Map (db m175233) HM
When this structure was built skeptics criticized Edward K. Gaylord for building so far from the downtown business district. Designed by Solomon Layton, the building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. — — Map (db m175234) HM
Completed in 1917 the Oklahoma State Capitol Building sits on 100 acres of land and has 650 rooms. Although part of the original design, the dome was not completed until 2002. It is the only Capitol complex in the US that has active oil wells. . . . — — Map (db m172962) HM
The original boundary between Oklahoma and Texas was the south cut-bank of the Red River. The river's volatility combined with its sandy banks caused the boundary to shift frequently. Oil production in the river raised questions of Indian oil . . . — — Map (db m174617) HM
Encouraged by the tales of old Spanish and Mexican mines, prospectors found evidence of gold deposits in the Wichita Mountains near Fort Sill, Indian Territory, in the 1890s. Active mining was delayed until 1901 when the Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache . . . — — Map (db m174849) HM
WWI
1LT George P. Hays, USA
CPL Samuel M. Sampler, USA
CPL Harold L. Turner, USA
WWII
2LT Ernest Childers, USA
SSG John R. Crews, USA
CDR Ernest E. Evans, USN
1LT Donald J. Gott, USAAF
PVT Harold G. Kiner, USA
LT Richard . . . — — Map (db m189289) WM
Oklahoma's rise to prominence as a leading producer of oil, natural gas and refined products can be attributed in great measure to the determination and hardy spirit of its pioneers in the industry.
These were the wildcatters, the roughnecks, . . . — — Map (db m172585) HM
The 1819 Adams-Onis Treaty determined the United States-Spanish boundary to be the Red River to the 100th Meridian and extended north to the Arkansas River. Texas later claimed that the North Fork of the Red River, instead of the south or Prairie . . . — — Map (db m174929) HM
"There are science and the application of science, bound together as the fruit to the tree that bears it." Louis Pasteur (1822-1895)
In 1967, the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education approved the establishment of an academic home . . . — — Map (db m172435) HM
"Nursing requires as exclusive a devotion, as hard a preparation, as any painter's or sculptor's work." Florence Nightingale (1820-1910)
Nursing education began at the University of Oklahoma in 1911 with the creation of a two-year . . . — — Map (db m172429) HM
"In the field of observation, chance favors the mind that prepared," Louis Pasteur (1822-1895)
One of the first four degree-granting programs established at the University of Oklahoma, the Pharmaceutical Department was created in 1893 to . . . — — Map (db m172426) HM
"In your work and in your research, there must always be passion." Ivan Petrovich Pavlov (1849-1936)
The college traces its origins to a school of public health that existed on the Norman campus from 1949 to 1953. With the termination of . . . — — Map (db m172436) HM
"He who enters a university walks on hallowed ground." James Bryant Conant (1893-1978)
The OU Health Sciences Center is the state's educational training facility for physicians, scientists, nurses, dentists, pharmacists, and public . . . — — Map (db m172373) HM
Paul "Big Poison" Waner was an immediate major league sensation when he joined the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1926. That first season, the Harrah, Oklahoma, native hit .336, led the National League in triples with 22 and played right field with only . . . — — Map (db m175012) HM
In April 1884 on the Cedar Springs site, David L. Payne established the Central Boomer Camp among those established from the Deep Fork Creek to the North Canadian. For five years he had led those who sought the opening of the unassigned lands. Their . . . — — Map (db m172257) HM
Most land claim disputes were resolved by settlement, or purchase and relinquishment. But some required lengthy litigation.
With territorial government authorized by Congress in May, 1890, a formal structure was established for resolving . . . — — Map (db m142054) HM
The Ray Ackerman Dancing Fountains are named in honor of longtime civic leader Ray Ackerman who was instrumental in the concept of building a canal through Bricktown.
Since the canal opened July 4, 1999, the mile-long waterway that winds its . . . — — Map (db m174935) HM
The football rivalry between the University of Oklahoma and the University of Texas began in 1900, when the OU team traveled by train to Austin, Texas. The teams first met on the fairgrounds in Dallas, Texas, in 1912 in a game won by Oklahoma. Since . . . — — Map (db m173143) HM
The Rescuer Orchard is in an area where the Oklahoma Water Resources and Athenian Building once stood. Both sustained heavy damage and required demolition.
The Orchard symbolically "rushes in" from both east and west on the Memorial Grounds . . . — — Map (db m60359) HM
French claims on North American land go back to 1682 when Rene-Robert Cavelier Sieur de la Salle declared all the country associated with the Mississippi River and its branches. The land was named the Louisiana Territory in honor of King Louis XIV. . . . — — Map (db m172500) HM
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado y Lujan brought the Royal Standard of Spain in 1541 to the area now known as the Oklahoma Panhandle. Coronado and his band of conquistadors (conquerors) were in search of the mythical Cibola, or Seven Cities of Gold. . . . — — Map (db m172496) HM
San Bernardo was one of two Wichita villages in this area. The second village was situated south of the river. Located just west of the Cross Timbers on the eastern edge of the Great Plains, San Bernardo's residents had access to timber for firewood . . . — — Map (db m174618) HM
Welcome to the Red River Journey! Here is your passport to important facts about Oklahoma's fascinating history. Find each blue history marker with a medallion at the bottom left corner. Use a pencil or crayon and some paper to make a rubbing of . . . — — Map (db m174930) HM
First raised in 1839, the second flag of the Republic of Texas flew over the Oklahoma Panhandle until 1850, when the northern border of the Texas Panhandle was established. Between 1850 and 1890 the Oklahoma Panhandle, an area named No Man's Land, . . . — — Map (db m172576) HM
The Second National United States Flag, also known as the Stars and Stripes, appeared over Oklahoma in 1803. In that year the United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from the French for the sum of $15 million. All of Oklahoma, except . . . — — Map (db m172505) HM
(full title: The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Service Center Building)
The oldest structure on the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center campus, the building now known as the Service Center Building, was . . . — — Map (db m172256) HM
The Citizens' Survey, begun the day after the Run, was reconciled with the survey of the Seminole Town and Improvement Company at a mass meeting on April 27.
As the Citizens' Committee and its surveyors worked north from the section line at . . . — — Map (db m142009) HM
On Saturday, April 27 the citizens of South Oklahoma elected G. W. Patrick mayor along with a full slate of city officials.
On April 23, 1889, G. W. Patrick began surveying south from the section line at Reno, as the Citizens' Survey began . . . — — Map (db m142057) HM
This Spanish flag flew over Oklahoma in 1763 when France gave all of the land west of the Mississippi to Spain in the Treaty of Paris. The treaty ended the French and Indian War, the first global conflict. This Spanish flag is called the Cross of . . . — — Map (db m172503) HM
The Standard of the French Republic flew over all French territories in North America, including what is now Oklahoma. In 1800 Spain gave the area known as the Louisiana Territory back to France when French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte reclaimed the . . . — — Map (db m172504) HM
Designed to be focal point of the OU Health Sciences Center campus, the walk honors Oklahoma City businessman, civic leader and humanitarian Stanton L. Young. A native of McAlester, Oklahoma Young graduated from Oklahoma City's Classen High School . . . — — Map (db m172370) HM
In 1900 the western boundary of the Chickasaw Nation, the 98th parallel from the Red River to the Canadian River, served as the boundary line for the Twin Territories. Realizing the inevitability of statehood, leaders of different nations in Indian . . . — — Map (db m173145) HM
A steamboat is a large boat that uses steam for power. Many of these boats were used to transport supplies to soldiers and settlers all over the country in the nineteenth century. One sank in the Red River while it was bringing supplies to Fort . . . — — Map (db m172745) HM
The perils of navigation on the Red River are represented by the fate of the steamboat Heroine. The steamboat was carrying supplies including flour, pork, beans, candles, and salt for the garrison at Fort Towson. The Heroine had . . . — — Map (db m172797) HM
The Stockyards City Business Improvement District serves as a home to the world's largest stocker-feeder cattle market, the state's oldest restaurant, library, pharmacy and western wear establishment. The bank was chartered in 1925 and has . . . — — Map (db m144284) HM
has been placed on the
National Register
Of Historic Places
By the United States
Department of the Interior
This Property Built 1910 — — Map (db m174934) HM
The 100th Meridian, Oklahoma's western boundary south of the Panhandle, was specified in the 1819 Adam-Otis Treaty between the United States and Spain. Surveys in 1858 and 1860 found that maps previously located that border one hundred miles too far . . . — — Map (db m174927) HM
Known today as the "Survivor Tree," this American Elm survived the April 19, 1995 bombing. The Survivor Tree's bark protects it from disease and bugs. Please help us protect the Survivor Tree by not removing bark or placing coins in its bark. We . . . — — Map (db m60281) HM
This American Elm was surrounded by a parking lot filled with burning vehicles on April 19, 1995. It survived the impact of the explosion and became known as the Survivor Tree, an important symbol of resilience to the family members of those . . . — — Map (db m60380) HM
Lumberman, Banker, and Business Leader
On the afternoon of April 22, T.M. Richardson, and his son T.M. Jr., from Albany, Texas, staked a claim at the northeast corner of Clarke Street (later Grand, and today Sheridan) and Harvey, where the . . . — — Map (db m141891) HM
Team 5
4-19-95
We Search For the truth
We Seek Justice.
The Courts Require it.
The Victims Cry for it.
And God Demands it!
A Rescue Worker originally painted the message on this wall during search and recovery efforts in April 1995. . . . — — Map (db m60379) HM
Within minutes after 9:02 a.m. on April 19, 1995, this tranquil plaza was transformed into a scene of frantic lifesaving activities. Many individuals became heroes as they joined together to become "First Responder Teams" to pull men, women and . . . — — Map (db m60295) HM
Jews have lived in Oklahoma since the mid 19th century. In 1903, Jews in Oklahoma City organized Temple B'Nai Israel. During its first few years, the congregation met at several local churches. The synagogue, located at 50 Broadway Circle, was . . . — — Map (db m134144) HM
As early as 1822 pioneers and traders began traveling a native trade route that entered present-day Oklahoma near the northeast corner and ran to the Muskogee area. From there the route angled southwest, remaining east of the Cross Timbers, and . . . — — Map (db m172958) HM
Captain David Payne and his Boomers defied federal authorities to attempt settlement in the Unassigned Lands.
From the 1830s onward, most of present-day Oklahoma was reserved for Native Americans who had been forcibly relocated from their . . . — — Map (db m118805) HM
A reporter from Harpers Weekly returned to Oklahoma City two months after its birth to find its progress remarkable beyond belief.
William Willard Howard writing an article called "The Building of Oklahoma" in the June 29, 1889 issue of . . . — — Map (db m141907) HM
Named for Cherokee trader, scout, and guide Jesse Chisholm, the Chisholm Trail was the first post-Civil War cattle trails. Although named for Jesse Chisholm the trail was in fact started by Sucktumaquay, or Black Beaver, of the Delaware tribe. At . . . — — Map (db m174616) HM
Promising future prosperity, another railroad crossed downtown.
In August, 1889, an issue surfaced with settlers that would reverberate for years to come. The Choctaw Coal and Railway Company wanted to build a railroad (the "Choctaw Road") . . . — — Map (db m176270) HM
Overnight, a city of tents arose next to the railroad station. But where were the streets and lot lines? Amid the confusion, a mass meeting was called which elected a committee to bring order with a new survey.
Confusion reigned on . . . — — Map (db m142030) HM
A slate of candidates supported by the Seminole Town and Improvement Company, including the temporary mayor William Couch, was elected at the polls on Wednesday, May 1.
At the mass meeting on April 27, after the compromise survey was . . . — — Map (db m142027) HM
You are entering the area where the Alfred P. Murrah Building once stood. The granite used on this pathway was salvaged from the Murrah Building. The Field of Empty Chairs is a tribute to the 168 Americans who were killed April 19, 1995. The . . . — — Map (db m60358) HM
The Great Raft was a series of log jams that clogged the Red River for 160 miles, making navigation virtually impossible. The Great Raft created bayous, lakes, and unique ecosystems. The army determined to clear the raft and make the Red River . . . — — Map (db m172636) HM
The race for free land began at noon on April 22, 1889, with an estimated 50,000 participants from all over the world.
At high noon on a bright and clear Monday, April 22, 1889, a drama roared to life when mounted soldiers fired their guns . . . — — Map (db m141908) HM
Oklahoma City and Guthrie, a dozen other towns, and thousands of farms were settled in a day.
The Run of '89 gave birth to Oklahoma City, which today is the state's capital and largest city. It also marked the beginning of Guthrie, where the . . . — — Map (db m141980) HM
The unassigned lands were opened through a Land Run with more than 50,000 Americans vying for 160 acres or a town lot. At noon on April 22, 1889, competitors rushed in on wagons, horses, foot and trains. Towns were formed and homesteads were staked. . . . — — Map (db m157300) HM
The Red River Journey
The Red River area along the southern border of Oklahoma has been the site of events that shaped the history of the southern plains, the United States, and the world. American Indians hunted, traveled, traded and . . . — — Map (db m172722) HM
Following enactment of the Organic Act in May, 1890, territorial, county, and city governments were quickly established. Federal townsite laws clarified the procedure for confirming and settling land claims, and a land office opened in Oklahoma . . . — — Map (db m142052) HM
On May 2, 1890, Congress passed long awaited legislation establishing federally sanctioned territorial government for Oklahoma.
The Organic Act defined Oklahoma Territory boundaries to include the lands west of Indian Territory and the . . . — — Map (db m142037) HM
The Oklahoma Cancer Center is named for Peggy and Charles Stephenson, whose roots in Oklahoma go back more than 170 years. Through their generosity, they have helped the University of Oklahoma impact the future by providing landmark gifts for the . . . — — Map (db m172254) HM
The Red River is one of the longest rivers in the United States, flowing from the Texas Panhandle along the southern boundary of Oklahoma to the Atchafalaya River in Louisiana. It passes through three major geographical regions in Oklahoma, . . . — — Map (db m172961) HM
Welcome to the Oklahoma History Center's botanical gardens! We hope you enjoy the beautiful and diverse Oklahoma plants.
In 1937 the Redbud tree was named the state tree of Oklahoma. These trees have bright reddish-pink blossoms, and . . . — — Map (db m172747) HM
First a boomer, then a sooner, then the first mayor of Oklahoma City, William L. Couch resigned as Mayor on November 11, 1889. Five months later, he died of a gunshot wound by a rival homestead claimant, the day before the first anniversary of the . . . — — Map (db m142056) HM
"To study the phenomenon of disease without books is to sail on an uncharted sea; while to study books without patients is not to go to sea at all." Sir William Oster (1849-1919)
The largest health library resource in the state, the . . . — — Map (db m172372) HM
The Rock Island Plow Building was constructed in 1909 by the Rock Island Plow Co., a subsidiary of the Rock Island Corporation of Chicago. Located next to the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad depot, the building was designed to serve as a wholesale . . . — — Map (db m174973) HM
On April 22, 1889, one of the significant events of American History swept across this location and some 2,000,000 surrounding acres. On that day more than 50,000 men and women rushed to stake their claims in the Land Run of 1889. That one day . . . — — Map (db m157301) HM
The Flag Act of 1818 established the basic design of the United States Flag used today with thirteen stripes representing the original thirteen colonies. Each star represented a state, and every time a state joined the Union a star was added to the . . . — — Map (db m172508) HM
After the death of Choctaw leader Pushmataha in 1824 and the signing of the Dancing Rabbit Creek Treaty in 1830, the US government forcibly removed the Choctaw Nation from Mississippi. Removal occurred in three stages along multiple routes and . . . — — Map (db m173135) HM
This statue was fashioned by
Constance Whitney Warren
Sculptress of Paris, France and New York,
and was presented to
The State of Oklahoma
by this distinguished American Artist
through the solicitation of
Justice Albert C. . . . — — Map (db m59952) HM
The Union Flag, or Flag of Great Britain, was adopted when the crowns of England and Scotland united in the early 1600s. This flag flew over Oklahoma in 1663 when Charles II of England gave a strip of land extending from the Atlantic Ocean to the . . . — — Map (db m172498) HM
This Union Soldier Cemetery is the final resting place of 63 army veterans, three veterans' wives and one veteran's daughter. Soldiers buried here served in army units from Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan, & . . . — — Map (db m172439) HM
A visit by influential members of Congress
in September 1889 was the most important
event in Oklahoma since the Run itself.
On Tuesday, September 17, 1889, six congressmen arrived by rail from
Guthrie for a first-hand look at life in the . . . — — Map (db m141875) HM
During the 1920s Jackson County, Oklahoma, was a prolific cotton-producing area featuring dry-land farming techniques. Led by W.C. Austin, area leaders began advocating the creation of an irrigation project to enhance local agriculture. Construction . . . — — Map (db m174853) HM
Located near Cache Creek, Oklahoma, just north of the Red River, this trading post was one of several originally constructed by Holland Coffee in the 1830s. These posts were established to trade with the Plains Indians and to take advantage of . . . — — Map (db m174620) HM
Flowing across nine counties and 260 miles in Oklahoma, the Washita River valley was home to people from 950 CE to present. In 1868, near the river close to present-day Cheyenne, Oklahoma, US Cavalry commanded by Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong . . . — — Map (db m173140) HM
This is the site of the deadliest act of domestic terrorism the United States has ever seen. It was an act of hate, meant to breed chaos, fear and distrust. Instead, it was met with an outpouring of love, unity and resilience.
Today, the . . . — — Map (db m175309) HM
Wells Fargo & Company built this livery stable in 1906 on land originally a part of the United States Military Reservation, where soldiers camped to disperse "Sooners" entering the territory illegally prior to the run of 1889. However, the city of . . . — — Map (db m174971) HM
"Bullet" Joe Rogan became one of the most versatile baseball players of the Twentieth Century. At the age of 19, Rogan began playing for the Kansas City Colored Giants. He joined the United States Army in 1911 and became the star player for the 25th . . . — — Map (db m175016) HM
Bill Teegins, a beloved friend of the Oklahoma RedHawks, will forever be remembered as one of Oklahoma's true sports treasures. Bill's first love was baseball and he had a true devotion to the RedHawks, not only as a member of the media, but also as . . . — — Map (db m175148) HM
is listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior as a contributing resource to the Automobile Alley Historic District Certified Rehabilitation: 2011 Midtown Renaissance, Owner . . . — — Map (db m130600) HM
At the opening of "Old Oklahoma" April 22, 1889, this was the East Line for the Run starting at 12 o'clock noon. Prairies and hills in the 2,000,000 acre tract, west, were peopled by tens of thousands, homes were planted and tent cities sprang up . . . — — Map (db m83092) HM
has been officially listed on
the National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Department of the Interior
Washington, D.C.
for recognition of the outstanding significance of this property
and
to encourage its preservation;
we . . . — — Map (db m175232) HM
After the passage of Resolution No. VI.BZ by the City of Oklahoma City on May 27, 2014, the following Vietnam War Memorial Committee was established to execute the project. We express our appreciation for their time and effort.
(names of . . . — — Map (db m175229) HM WM
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