The Camp of Washington Irving - Yale, OK
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N 36° 07.045 W 096° 41.221
14S E 708171 N 3999449
This Washington Irving marker is located at Jim Thorpe Park. Park hours are 6 a.m. to midnight.
Waymark Code: WMZ77H
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 09/22/2018
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Located in Jim Thorpe Park south of the swimming pool, this marker states that Washington Irving's camp was established near this spot during his tour of the prairies. The plaque lays on top of a stone foundation about 4' tall.
Text on marker:
The camp of Washington Irving, the first American Litterateur, was established near this spot October 20, 1832, during a tour on the prairies.
This marker was erected October 20, 1932, by school children, original settlers of Oklahoma, and citizens of the vicinity.
Its erection was sponsored by Oklahoma Historical Society, Hon. Chas. F. Colcord, Pres., and Hon. Joseph B. Thoburn, Curator: by Oklahoma A.& M. College, Dr. Henry G. Bennett, Pres.; and by the Payne County committee, Mrs. Corinne Hart, Superintendent of Public Instruction, and Hon. Frank C. Orner.
County: Payne
Record Address::
900 E. Erie St.
Yale, OK USA
74085
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Date Erected: October 20, 1932
Sponsor (Who put it there): (see description above)
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