Love County - Marietta, OK
N 33° 56.234 W 097° 07.249
14S E 673677 N 3756787
A red, granite Oklahoma Centennial marker stands on the grounds of the Love County Courthouse, 405 W Main St, Marietta, OK. It notes the origins and significance of Love County in relation to the State of Oklahoma.
Waymark Code: WMM0B0
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 06/26/2014
Views: 13
At the top of the marker is an Osage Nation buffalo-skin shield with seven eagle feathers, and near the bottom is the logo of the Oklahoma Centennial '07. The text is:
Love County has a rich historical significance to Oklahoma and the nation. Carved from the Louisiana Purchase and acquired from the Choctaw Nation by the Chickasaw Nation, the county was named for the Loves, a prominent Chickasaw family. Early settlers influenced how the frontier area would be shaped. The area supported early-day commerce, numerous ferry crossings and some of the first trading posts in the Indian Territory. Cattle ranchers, such as Bill Washington, controlled large Indian holdings. The Arbuckle Trail, near Overbrook, was laid out by Jesse Chisholm of Chisholm Trail fame. Cotton was the major crop grown from the late 1800's to the mid 1900's, contributing to the greatest inland cotton market in the world.
Sponsored by
Love County Leadership Class IV
Manufactured by Willis Granite Products
Granite, Oklahoma
County: Love
Record Address::
405 W Main St
Marietta, OK USA
73448
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Date Erected: 2007
Sponsor (Who put it there): Love County Leadership Class IV/Oklahoma Centennial Commission
Web site if available: Not listed
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