History of Woodward, OK
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hamquilter
N 36° 26.080 W 099° 23.427
14S E 465003 N 4032232
This timeline is one of several commemorations at the Woodward Centennial Park.
Waymark Code: WMXATV
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 12/18/2017
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At the intersection of 9th Street and Texas Avenue is an area known as Woodward Centennial Park. On the brick wall are many granite plaques with historical maps, and plaques commemorating those who died during War, and those who lost their lives in the Tornado of 1947.
Two of the pink granite plaques give a timeline of the City of Woodward. They read:
April 1887
Railroad Arrived1893
The Run
1907
Statehood
1917-1919
World War I
1929-1941
Great Depression
1935
Dust Storm
Black Sunday
1941-1945
World War II
April 9, 1947
Tornado
1950-1953
Korean Conflict
1964-1973
War in Vietnam
1974-1982
Oil Boom
Expansion
1987
Centennial
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