Monogrammed Brick Stories
Brick: Dale, Frank
Contributed by Janet LaMotte
Judge Frank Dale, born in 1849 in DeKalb, IL, son of Frank Dale and Maria Webster, made the Land Run of 1889 by train from Wichita, KS to Guthrie. He and his wife, Martha Wood, built a beautiful home in Guthrie. He served as Chief Justice of the Territorial Supreme Court and concurrently as US District Judge from 1893-1898, appointed to both by President Grover Cleveland. After retiring from the bench, he practiced law in Guthrie. He had many business interests; banking, railroads, newspapers, oil and gas. He was also a philanthropist who donated generously. He was a candidate for Democrat nomination for first governor of OK. He played a major role in the development of Oklahoma Territory and the state of Oklahoma until his death in Guthrie in 1930.
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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.
