102 - Belle Martin - Oklahoma City, OK
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hamquilter
N 35° 34.322 W 097° 31.905
14S E 633045 N 3937474
Belle Martin is laid to rest in a lovely cemetery on the northwest side of Oklahoma City.
Waymark Code: WMEWWK
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 07/15/2012
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Bell Martin's headstone is located in Alta Vue Cemetery, which is located on N. Western Avenue, between Britton and Hefner. The stone is granite, with a rough-cut top and sides, and a cross with leaves engraved in the upper left. A lighter-colored panel contains the inscription, which reads:
"OUR BELOVED"Belle Martin
Jan. 16, 1885
Feb. 16, 1987
* Belle was born the year that the Statue of Liberty arrived in New York City.
* She was about ready to turn four when the Land Run brought settlers to Oklahoma in 1889.
* When she was ten, X-rays were discovered by a German.
* Belle was 22 when Oklahoma became a state.
* When Belle was 40, John T. Scopes was arrested for teaching evolution in a Tennessee school.
* She was 60 the year World War II ended.
* The Beatles first appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show when Belle was 79.
* Belle was 91 the year the U.S. celebrated its Bicentennial.