Historical Marker Program

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Washington Irving

Payne County
Location: in the Jim Thorpe Municipal Park in Yale
Coordinates: 36.117400, -96.687017
Material: Other (Stone with bronze plaque)
Sponsor(s): Oklahoma Historical Society
Topics: Arts; Westward Expansion, 1803–1861

Washington Irving camped nearby on October 20, 1832, during his tour of the prairies.

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Washington Irving Campsite

Cleveland County
Location: on OK-9 in Little Axe Park ten miles east of Norman
Coordinates: 35.231711, -97.207471
Material: Other (Concrete with bronze plaque)
Sponsor(s): Daughters of the American Revolution
Topics: Arts; Settlement Patterns; Westward Expansion, 1803–1861

Noted American author Washington Irving and his party camped near Norman on his tour of the prairies in 1832, giving the outside world its first glimpse at the land that would become Oklahoma.

Note: This marker was reported damaged.

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Washington Irving’s Camp

Tulsa County
Location: on grounds of Washington Irving River Park in Bixby
Coordinates: 35.962611, -95.887855
Material: Granite
Sponsor(s): Tulsa County Historical Society
Topics: Arts; Westward Expansion, 1803–1861

A Tour on the Prairies by Washington Irving describes his tour on horseback in Oklahoma with US soldiers from Fort Gibson. Irving camped on the creek near here on October 12, 1832.

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Wild Horse Creek-Washington Irving

Payne County
Location: nine miles south of Stillwater, four miles west, and one mile north of OK-33
Topics: Arts; Folklife; Westward Expansion, 1803–1861

Writer Washington Irving and his party camped on Wild Horse Creek during his tour of the prairies in 1832.