Inscription
Plaques at the flagpole and on a bird bath recall the grandeur of the first home built by oilman E.W. Marland in 1916. Before he was elected governor of Oklahoma, Marland founded what became Conoco and at one time controlled 10 percent of the nation's oil production.
Location
Address1000 East Grand Ave., Ponca City, Oklahoma
CityPonca City
CountyKay
StateOklahoma
Coordinates36.702814, -97.071806
Sources
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Oklahoma War Chief
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Opening of the Cherokee Strip
To commemorate the Opening of The Cherokee Strip September 16, 1893.
Chilocco Indian School
Congress authorized this school for Indian children in 1882.
Oklahoma the Indian State
Land in this area was granted to Cherokee Indians by the U.S. in 1828.
