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 Okemah, Oklahoma - Literary Landmark Register - Okemah, OK Posted by:  hamquilter
N 35° 25.879 W 096° 18.242
14S E 744743 N 3924215
This plaque stands at the center of a memorial park honoring Woody Guthrie.
Waymark Code: WMYC9A
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 05/28/2018
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In downtown Okemah, on W. Broadway between 3rd and 4th streets is a memorial park honoring Woody Guthrie, a native son. This plaque is mounted on a brick pedestal, in front of a sculpture of Woody. It reads:
Friends of Libraries U.S.A.
Literary Landmarks Register
OKEMAH, OKLAHOMA
Nestled in the Oklahoma hills
and the birthplace on July 14, 1912 of
WOODY GUTHRIE
the renowned poet and folk singer. The
hometown that influenced songs such as
the American classic This Land is Your Land
and scores of other songs, poems, and
books including a autobiographical novel
Bound for Glory, is designated a Literary
Landmark by Friends of Libraries U.S.A.
Friends of Libraries in Oklahoma, FOLIO / October 5, 2001
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Group that erected the marker: Friends of Libraries in Oklahoma - FOLIO
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
307 W. Broadway
Okemah, OK US
74859
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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