Washington Irving - Ringing of the Wild Horse - Jones, Oklahoma
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N 35° 34.921 W 097° 16.425
14S E 656407 N 3938960
Unique historical marker noting the location of the Washington Irving Party's stop in the area
Waymark Code: WM8A3D
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 02/25/2010
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This is a tricky marker to find, and you will probably pass right by it and have to turn around. It is located on a curve of Hogback Rd., in a small open grassy area. The marker itself is flat and posted on a 3 ft. tall square stone base. The marker itself very nicely done, with a large D.A.R. logo on the bottom left corner. The Jones Historical Museum is just down the street, and a great source of information on the history of Jones and the surrounding area.
Text on marker:
On the open valley land immediately southeast of this spot the Washington Irving party participated in the attempted Ringing of the Wild Horse
October 25, 1832
Erected by the Jones and State Center Schools and the Oklahoma City Chapter of the D.A.R. 1932
County: Oklahoma
Record Address::
Hogback Rd/ Clar Mar Drive
Jones, OK U.S.A.
73049
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Date Erected: 1932
Sponsor (Who put it there): Daughters of the American Revolution and Jones and State Center Schools
Web site if available: Not listed
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