Historical Marker Program

Washington Irving’s Camp

Oklahoma County
Location: at intersection of OK-66 and Anderson Road in Arcadia
Coordinates: 35.665398, -97.318593
Material: Stone with bronze plaque; Aluminum
Sponsor(s): Arcadia Public School and Oklahoma City Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution; Oklahoma Historical Society and the Oklahoma Department of Transportation
Topics: Arts; Westward Expansion, 1803–1861

There are two markers at this location, each commemorating a campsite of Washington Irving and his party in October 1832 during his tour of the prairies. Irving hunted wild horses near the location of these markers. The event was later described in A Tour on the Prairies.