Historical Marker Program

Black Beaver

Caddo County
Location: on US-62 in the National Hall of Fame for Famous American Indians in Anadarko
Coordinates: 35.072351, -98.228770
Material: Aluminum
Sponsor(s): Oklahoma Historical Society and the Oklahoma Department of Transportation
Topics: American Indians; Military; Westward Expansion, 1803–1861

Black Beaver, Delaware frontier scout, served as the interpreter for the US Dragoon Expedition to the Plains Indians in 1834. He was awarded the rank of captain and helped guide expeditions through Indian Territory, including Captain Randolph Marcy’s expedition in 1849. Black Beaver was buried near his home northwest of Anadarko. In 1975 the Delaware reinterred his body on the Fort Sill Military Reservation.

Note: This marker no longer exists.