Monogrammed Brick Stories
Brick: McAnally, Wm. H.
Contributed by Shirle Lamb Williams
William H. McAnally (1847-1918) came from Alabama to the Fort Gibson area of Indian Territory after the Civil War and married Sallie Hensley, a Cherokee Indian, when she was just 15. They ran a rooming house in McAlester before moving to Wagonor Switch and building a small hotel when it was nothing but a railroad crossing. The McAnallys were the first permanent residents of what was to become the town of Wagoner. They had nine children but only three survived. Sallie is buried in Elmwood Cemetery in Wagoner and William is buried in Los Angeles National Cemetery. He was a Civil War veteran.
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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.
