Historical Marker Program

Oklahoma Historical Society Birthplace

Kingfisher County
Location: on grounds of county courthouse at Kingfisher
Coordinates: 35.860717, -97.932500
Material: Aluminum
Sponsor(s): Oklahoma Historical Society and the Oklahoma Department of Transportation
Topics: Mass Communication; Social/Cultural; Territorial Period, 1861–1907

The Oklahoma Press Association founded the Oklahoma Historical Society (OHS) at its convention in Kingfisher on May 27, 1893. The purpose of the new organization was to preserve files on all publications of Oklahoma and Indian territories and documents relating to the history of the region. The OHS headquarters remained in Kingfisher until 1895 when it was moved to Norman. The OHS moved to Oklahoma City in 1901.