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 Centennial Celebration - Chandler, OK Posted by:  hamquilter
N 35° 42.130 W 096° 52.853
14S E 691720 N 3952984
100 years from the Land Run to the present
Waymark Code: WM9ER9
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 08/10/2010
Views: 4
Imbedded into the brick sidewalk in front of the Lincoln County Courthouse at 811 Manvel Avenue in Chandler, OK is a monument celebrating the 100th birthday of Chandler. Many pre-statehood bricks have been used on the sidewalk showing "Chandler O.T." (Oklahoma Territory)
Like many towns in Oklahoma, Chandler was opened for settlement by a Land Run. On September 28, 1891 at noon, a gun went off and thousands of people on horses and in wagons, raced across the area, hoping to be the first to claim one of the many parcels of land awaiting them. By nightfall, whole tent cities had arisen out of the prairie.
Chandler was settled that day and named for Judge George Chandler, a member of Congress and commissioner of the general land office in Washington D.C.
Over the years, Chandler has thrived. In the late 20's, Route 66 carved its way through downtown Chandler, with its many attractions encouraging folks to ride "The Mother Road."
The monument is enscribed as follows:
(In a seal):
Chandler 1891 Centennial 1991
100 years
Chandler
Oklahoma"
(Beneath):
"Dedicated this day
September 28, 1991
In honor of
Chandler's 100th
Birthday Celebration"
Subject: Town
Commemoration: Centennial of Chandler 1991
Date of Founding: September 28, 1891
Date of Commemoration: September 28, 1991
Address:
On sidewalk in front of Lincoln County Courthouse, 811 Manvel Avenue, Chandler, OK
Overview Photograph:
Yes
Detail Photograph:
Yes
Web site if available: Not listed
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