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Beecham Cemetery

Canadian County
Location: on US-81, eight miles north of El Reno
Coordinates: 35.653186, -97.959195
Material: Aluminum
Sponsor(s): Beecham Cemetery Association
Topics: Family/Household; Social/Cultural

The cemetery was established by the Beecham family to provide burial space for pioneers of the area. Many graves are marked only by crude stones, their inscriptions eroded by a century of exposure to the elements. In 1972, the Beecham Cemetery Association collected funds to provide for perpetual care for the one-acre cemetery.

Note: This marker is missing.


Bohemian Hall

Canadian County
Location: on Czech Hall Road
Topics: Ethnic Diversity; Settlement Patterns; Social/Cultural; Territorial Period, 1861–1907

Bohemian Hall was established in 1899 by early Czech settlers. The original structure was replaced in 1924 by the present building. Bohemian Hall is the focal point of Czech social and musical functions in Oklahoma, including traditional weddings, reunions, and family gatherings. Czech plays have been performed periodically for the last fifty years. The original hand-painted canvas drops for the stage are still in existence.


Chisholm Trail

Canadian County
Location: Marker was relocated to the Mollie Spencer Farm in Yukon in 2019; originally on US-81, three miles north of El Reno
Coordinates: 35.495504, -97.759363
Material: Granite
Sponsor(s): Oklahoma Historical Society
Topics: American Indians; Indian and Frontier Trade; Ranching; Transportation

A pioneer merchant, trader, and explorer, Jesse Chisholm, a Cherokee, established a trail through western Indian Territory before the Civil War. Texas cattlemen used the trail until the late 1880s to move millions of cattle to northern markets. The trail ran from Montague County, Texas, to Abilene, Kansas.

Darlington

Canadian County
Location: on US-81, three miles north of El Reno
Coordinates: 35.586301, -97.958908
Material: Granite
Sponsor(s): Oklahoma Historical Society
Topics: American Indians; Government; Mass Communication; Religion/Philosophy; Retail; Territorial Period, 1861–1907; Transportation

An important stop on the Chisholm Trail, the Cheyenne-Arapaho Agency was established at Darlington in 1870. The settlement is named for Brinton Darlington, a Quaker who was appointed Indian agent by President U. S. Grant. A post office opened in Darlington in 1873 and the first newspaper published in western Indian Territory, the Cheyenne Transporter, was printed in the community in 1879.

Fort Reno

Canadian County
Location: on OK-66 at entrance to Fort Reno
Material: Aluminum
Topics: American Indians; Early Statehood, 1907–1941; Government; Military; Territorial Period, 1861–1907

Named for General Jesse L. Reno, who died in action in the Battle of Antietam in 1862, Fort Reno was a prominent outpost among the Cheyenne. US troops camped in the area during an Indian uprising in 1874, and a permanent site for the post was chosen the following year. The post was abandoned as an active military installation in February 1908, but it served as an army remount station until 1949. Many of the original structures still stand.

Fort Reno

Canadian County
Location: at entrance to Cemetery Road Parade Ground (DAR)
Sponsor(s): Daughters of the American Revolution

See Fort Reno


Gift of John Kirkpatrick

Canadian County
Location: near Chisholm Trail marker in Yukon
Material: Aluminum
Topics: Ranching; Social/Cultural; Transportation

This memorial commemorating the famous Chisholm Trail was a gift of Oklahoma City philanthropist John E. Kirkpatrick. See Chisholm Trail.


Run of ’89 West Boundary

Canadian County
Location: on US-81, three miles north of El Reno
Topics: Land Openings; Territorial Period, 1861–1907

At the opening of the "Old Oklahoma," April 22, 1889, this was the west line for the run starting at noon. Prairies and hills in the 2-million-acre tract, south, were peopled by tens of thousands. Homes were planted and tent cities sprang up before nightfall.


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