Monogrammed Brick Stories
Brick: Peters, Jim
Contributed by David Rains
James Peters was a Police Officer with the Tulsa Police Department in the 1920s, 30s and 40s. He was murdered as he investigated a burglary break-in at a lumberyard in the Red Fork area of Tulsa on the evening of April 14, 1949. His murder is the only unsolved murder of a Tulsa Police Officer. He was 76 at the time of his death and was one of only two remaining foot patrolmen on the force. He was fondly called Uncle Jim by Red Fork residents and the number of people at his funeral overflowed from the church into the streets.
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In 2012 the Oklahoma Historical Society invited those who purchased one of the monogrammed bricks paving the Red River Journey at the Oklahoma History Center to share about the person or group their brick honors. Below is a list of those who submitted stories and the message shown on their brick. Use the links below to read the contributed story.
This project was made possible by a generous donation from Catherine B. Wootten.
