Davenport / Davenport Post Office - Oklahoma.
N 35° 42.447 W 096° 45.924
14S E 702156 N 3953802
Davenport Historic Marker - displayed near the current Post Office building. The Marker # HMSO4 gives brief details of the Post Office & the founding of Davenport after the 2nd Oklahoma Land Run.
Waymark Code: WMR38X
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 05/06/2016
Views: 3
The marker information is short, cryptic, & open to several meanings.
I would say a little confusing.
The marker inscription reads:
"Davenport
Established Immediately After
Sept. 22, 1891 Land Run
Rural Trading Crossroads and
Stagecoach Stop 4 Miles
South of Present Location/
Davenport Post Office
Established March 29, 1892
Nettie Davenport, First Postmaster/
Town Moved to Present Location
On Railroad in 1898"
From the Davenport Tourism Website;
"Located on Historic Route 66, Davenport is nestled in the lovely hills of eastern Lincoln County.
Settled in the second great land run, the 1891 Sac and Fox Opening, Davenport celebrates its pioneer heritage each year with Nettie Davenport Day on the Saturday before Mother's Day. Davenport Oklahoma The celebration honors the community's first postmistress and namesake and includes the annual alumni parade and banquet. The day is filled with activities for young and old alike.
Davenport has always been an ideal place to live and raise a family. Today's "settlers" can find an abundance of small acreages to call home in the surrounding countryside of fertile farmland and cattle ranches.
Located between Chandler and Stroud on old Route 66, Davenport is within an hour's commute of Oklahoma City or Tulsa." Text Source:http://www.davenportok.org/
County: Lincoln County
Record Address::
Broadway Ave, Davenport, OK 74026 .
Davenport, OK USA
Web site if available: [Web Link]
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Date Erected: Unknown
Sponsor (Who put it there): Not Shown - Maybe - Postal Mail and Philately Series Markers.
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