Historical Marker Program

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Altus Air Force Base

Jackson County
Location: on Altus Air Force Base
Topics: Government; Industrial Period, 1841–1892; Military

Features of Altus Air Force Base include a display of American aircraft stationed at the air base and a memorial to R. W. "Dick" Moore who was instrumental in re-establishing Altus Air Force Base after World War II.

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Altus Jackson County Well

Jackson County
Location: on the north side of the county courthouse in Altus
Topics: Environmental/Cultural Ecology; Territorial Period, 1861–1907; Urban Development; Water

This hand-dug brick-lined well was the community's only water supply from 1889 to the late 1920s. The well was paved over in 1937 but was rediscovered and restored in 1990.

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City of Altus

Jackson County
Location: at Park Lane and East Broadway in Altus
Topics: Industrial Period, 1841–1892; Military

In 1955, this B-47, christened City of Altus, was the first bomber to land on the runway at Altus Air Force Base.

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Doan’s Crossing

Jackson County
Location: on County Road East 1800, six miles west and six miles south of Tipton
Coordinates: Unknown
Material: Concrete with bronze plaque
Sponsor(s): Oklahoma Historical Society
Topics: Ranching; Territorial Period, 1861–1907; Transportation

The Texas Cattle Trail (Dodge City or Great Western Trail) crossed the Red River here where C. F. Doan operated a store. More than 19 million cattle crossed the river until the crossing was abandoned in 1895. Also see "The Great Western Cattle Trail (Altus)" and "Western Cattle Trail/Friendship".

Note: This marker is presumed damaged or no longer extant.

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Friendship School

Jackson County
Location: on County Road East 159 at site of former school northeast of Altus.
Topics: Early Statehood, 1907–1941; Education; Industrial Period; Religion/Philosophy; Settlement Patterns

From 1937 to 1963, children from surrounding areas were educated in this country school. Initially called Clabber Flat School, the school acquired its new name because it was the home of Friendship Baptist Church. The town of Alfalfa also took the name.

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Locomotive 1615

Jackson County
Location: at 601 Katy Drive in Altus
Topics: Industrial Period, 1841–1892; Mining; Social/Cultural; Transportation

The Russian czar Nicholas II, ordered this steam locomotive for use in World War I. When the Russian regime was overthrown, the Frisco Railroad purchased the locomotive. It was later used in lead and zinc mines in northeast Oklahoma.

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Martha School

Jackson County
Location: at 15863 South County Road 201

The Martha School served the area's children beginning in 1896.

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Museum of the Western Prairie

Jackson County
Location: at 110 North Hightower, Altus
Topics: Education; Social/Cultural; Territorial Period, 1861–1907

Illustrating the colorful past of the western portion of Oklahoma, this museum contains many interesting exhibits portraying the early homesteaders of the region.

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Town of Navajoe

Jackson County
Material: Granite

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Waterbird Missile

Jackson County
Location: at 601 Katy Drive in Altus
Topics: Government; Military

A mock Atlas missile was used to test this underground silo's weight-and-balance systems at nearby Altus Air Force Base in the 1960s. It was called "waterbird," because it was filled with water, rather than the liquid oxygen in the actual missiles.

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