The Birthplace of the State of Oklahoma - Purcell, Oklahoma
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member gparkes
N 35° 00.807 W 097° 21.670
14S E 649528 N 3875761
In the shadows of the McClain County Courthouse, you can find this historic marker.
Waymark Code: WM82KW
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 01/16/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Math Teacher
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The Birthplace of the State of Oklahoma
Purcell

The Inter-territory Statehood Convention, the first to advocate single Statehood for Oklahoma and Indian Territories met on September 30, 1893 in Purcell's Methodist Episcopal Church, south at approximately 319 W. Washington, Delegates from both Territories formulated and sent to Congress Resolutions asking for admission to the Union as one State. Thirteen years later such efforts led to Statehood..

Erected by McClain County Historical Society
November 15, 1990

County: McClain County

Record Address::
121 North 2nd Avenue
Purcell, OK USA
73080

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Date Erected: November 15, 1990

Sponsor (Who put it there): McClain County Historical Society

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