Historical Marker Program

In This Vicinity Coronado Passed

Beaver County
Location: at junction of US-270 and US-64 one mile east of Forgan
Coordinates: 36.906517, -100.513164
Material: Stone
Sponsor(s): National Society of Colonial Dames of America in Oklahoma
Topics: Empire Period, 1541-1803; Military

This marker commemorates the expedition of Francisco Vásquez de Coronado, which passed through Beaver County and the Oklahoma Panhandle in 1541.

Jones-Plummer Trail

Beaver County
Location: at Beaver County Fairgrounds in Beaver
Coordinates: 36.807175, -100.520516
Material: Granite
Sponsor(s): Beaver County Historical Society and the Oklahoma Historical Society
Topics: Indian and Frontier Trade; Territorial Period, 1861-1907; Transportation

C. E. (Ed) Jones and Joe Plummer blazed this trail in the early 1870s after establishing trading posts on Wolf Creek in central Ochiltree County, Texas. Supplies for the post were hauled by wagon from Dodge City, Kansas. Buffalo hides were a major trade item for Jones and Plummer. In 1880, James Lane built a sod house near the trail crossing at Beaver River and established a station to accommodate teamsters and cowboys.

No Man’s Land

Beaver County
Location: on OK-23, eight miles south of Elmwood
Coordinates: 36.501379, -100.522937
Material: Granite
Sponsor(s): Beaver County Historical Society and the Oklahoma Historical Society
Topics: Government; Settlement Patterns; Territorial Period, 1861–1907

The Oklahoma Panhandle, spanning 34.5 miles in width and 167 miles in length, was not attached to any US state or territory before 1890. Most maps identified it as Public Land or the Public Land Strip, but it became popularly known as No Man’s Land. The phrase referred to the fact that no one could legally own land within the Strip. Being outside any jurisdiction or any form of government, it became the home of outlaws, cowboys, and settlers. Beaver City was the largest town in the area. In 1890, Congress attached the Strip to the newly organized Oklahoma Territory, with Beaver City as the county seat. At statehood, the Panhandle was subdivided into three counties (Cimarron, Texas, and Beaver).

No Man’s Land

Beaver County
Location: on US-270/US-412/OK-3, six miles east of Slapout
Coordinates: 36.618696, -100.003836
Material: Granite
Sponsor(s): Beaver County Historical Society and the Oklahoma Historical Society
Topics: Government; Settlement Patterns; Territorial Period, 1861–1907

The Oklahoma Panhandle, spanning 34.5 miles in width and 167 miles in length, was not attached to any US state or territory before 1890. Most maps identified it as Public Land or the Public Land Strip, but it became popularly known as No Man’s Land. The phrase referred to the fact that no one could legally own land within the Strip. Being outside any jurisdiction or any form of government, it became the home of outlaws, cowboys, and settlers. Beaver City was the largest town in the area. In 1890, Congress attached the Strip to the newly organized Oklahoma Territory, with Beaver City as the county seat. At statehood, the Panhandle was subdivided into three counties (Cimarron, Texas, and Beaver).

No Man’s Land

Beaver County
Location: on US-64, three miles east of Gate
Coordinates: 36.838041, -100.003785
Material: Granite
Sponsor(s): Beaver County Historical Society and the Oklahoma Historical Society
Topics: Government; Settlement Patterns; Territorial Period, 1861–1907

The Oklahoma Panhandle, spanning 34.5 miles in width and 167 miles in length, was not attached to any US state or territory before 1890. Most maps identified it as Public Land or the Public Land Strip, but it became popularly known as No Man’s Land. The phrase referred to the fact that no one could legally own land within the Strip. Being outside any jurisdiction or any form of government, it became the home of outlaws, cowboys, and settlers. Beaver City was the largest town in the area. In 1890, Congress attached the Strip to the newly organized Oklahoma Territory, with Beaver City as the county seat. At statehood, the Panhandle was subdivided into three counties (Cimarron, Texas, and Beaver).