The Battle of Ingalls 1893 - Ingalls, OK
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An Oklahoma historical marker detailing the famous battle in Ingalls
Waymark Code: WMY1G2
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 04/01/2018
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This OK Historical Marker is not a typical looking marker, but it provides the details of the famous gunfight that occurred in Ingalls. The marker is on the north side of the Ingalls Fire Dept. Just to the east, across the driveway, is the beautiful stone marker honoring the three U.S. Marshalls who died that day.
The Battle of Ingalls
1893
Pop. 150
On the morning of September 1, 1893 the area around this sign was the scene of the fiercest gunfights in the history of the state. Ingalls at the time was the hideout for the Bill Doolin gang. It included Arkansas Tom, Bitter Creek Yocum, and Bill Dalton, a brother of the infamous Daltons who attacked Coffeyville, Kansas. These men in a sense owned the town. Many of the townsfolk were grateful to them because they spent money generously and created much commerce for the growing town.
When the lawmen in Guthrie and Stillwater found out the outlaws were in Ingalls they formed a posse to capture them. A gunfight ensued and the outlaws escaped with the exception of Arkansas Tom who was captured. Three U.S. Deputy Marshalls and one local citizen were killed. The Doolin gang more or less fell apart after the Ingalls raid.
(Marker shows street sections, the location of this historical marker, the stone monument, and where the Deputy was killed.
County: Payne
Record Address::
SW corner of E. 19th Ave. and Ash St.
Ingalls, OK
74074
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Date Erected: unknown
Sponsor (Who put it there): Not listed
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