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Fort Arbuckle

Garvin County
Location: about seven miles west of Davis on OK-7
Coordinates: 34.521511, -97.247631
Sponsored by: Ardmore Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution
Material: Stone with bronze plaque
Topics: Military, Westward Expansion 1803–1861

Established by Captain Randolph Marcy of the US Fifth Infantry in April 1851. Major William H. Emory of the US Fifth Cavalry arrived as commanding officer in 1859. The post was abandoned to Confederate forces in May 1861. Reoccupied after the Civil War and supported General Philip H. Sheridan’s campaign against Plains Indian tribes during the winter of 1868. The fort was abandoned in 1870. The Initial Point of the Indian Meridian is located one mile south of this marker’s location.

Murray-Lindsay Mansion

Garvin County
Location: two miles south of Lindsay on SH-76 in Erin Springs
Topics: Territorial Period 1861–1907, Family/Household, Social/Cultural, Transportation, Agriculture

Constructed by Frank Murray, who had settled in Indian Territory in the early 1870s, the home became one of the most imposing mansions in the region. When Murray first arrived in the area there was only a small one-room shack on the bank of the Washita River, which served as a stage station, and the four-room log cabin. However, Murray soon acquired vast holdings (one field alone was three miles wide and five miles long) and built the mansion for his growing family. Occupying a prominent position on a hill, the home was furnished with all the luxuries of the period and soon became the social center of the region.

Wiley Post

Garvin County
Location: on OK-19 at intersection with Williams Street in Maysville
Material: Granite
Topics: Social/Cultural, Industry/Business, Manufacturing, Early Statehood 1907–1941, Transportation

Wiley Post lived with his family in Maysville during his childhood. In 1933 he became the first person to fly solo around the earth. He also invented the pressurized flying suit and discovered the jet stream. He is considered one of the greatest pioneers in aviation.

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