World Famous Athlete Jim Thorpe - Yale, OK
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N 36° 07.014 W 096° 41.185
14S E 708226 N 3999393
One of three historical markers in Jim Thorpe park.
Park hours are 6 a.m. to Midnight
Waymark Code: WMZ77G
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 09/22/2018
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This OK Historical Marker is located on the south side of Jim Thorpe Park, near one of the pavilions. It provides information on a world famous athlete and Olympian from Oklahoma.
Text on marker:
World Famous Athlete Jim Thorpe
At the Olympic games in Stockholm, 1912, American Indian Thorpe was the winner in both the Pentathlon and Decathlon contests. The King of Sweden declared him, "The greatest athlete in the World." Thorpe made his home here in Yale, 1917.
County: Payne
Record Address::
900 E. Erie St.
Yale, OK USA
74085
Web site if available: [Web Link]
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Date Erected: 1968
Sponsor (Who put it there): Oklahoma Historical Society and State Highway Commission
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