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 Ringling 100th Anniversary Celebration - Ringling, OK
N 34° 10.752 W 097° 35.564
14S E 629689 N 3782920
A centennial monument, observing Ringling's one hundredth anniversary in 2014, stands in front of City Hall at 122 N 5th, Ringling, OK.
Waymark Code: WMRAQC
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 06/01/2016
Views: 1
This marker is of pink granite, with text on one side only. It says:
In 1912, Jake L. Hamon, a wildcat speculator, proposed the idea of a railroad from Ardmore to Lawton via southern Oklahoma to John Ringling, owner of the famed Ringling Brothers Circus. Land west of Ardmore was acquired that connected to townsite land. Bought from Pinkney Turner and Alex Hammons Sr., Ringling tapped his cane on a map of his newly purchased land to determine location of railhead. He considered these southern plains as possible winter quarters for his circus animals.
May 1, 1913, construction began on the Oklahoma, New Mexico and Pacific Railway. Three months later an oil discovery provided the railroad with ample business and John Ringling with a vast fortune.
In 1914, railroad construction stopped 25 miles west of Ardmore. A post office was established and Hamon declared "Call it Ringling for the man who made it possible."
This monument recognizes 100 years of friendly and productive people who have said
"Ringling -- my hometown"
Subject: City
Commemoration: Centennial
Date of Founding: 1914
Date of Commemoration: September 27-28, 2014
Address:
City Hall/Police Department
122 N 5th, Ringling, OK 73456
Overview Photograph:
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Detail Photograph:
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