Washita High School - Washita, OK
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member gparkes
N 35° 06.163 W 098° 20.752
14S E 559616 N 3884629
This marker is located near Anadarko, Oklahoma. It is built out of the bricks and stones of the old Washita High School.
Waymark Code: WM7X23
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 12/15/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
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There are two sides of this marker.

-->First Marker on North side<--
Site of

Washita School

(Red Brick)
Grades Primary-Twelfth
1923-1955

Gymnsium

(Gray Stone)
WPA 1939-1996

"Washita Eagles"

Sponsored by
Washita School
Teachers and Students
Historical Information Deposited with
Oklahoma Historical Society
1997
-->Second Marker on South side<--

Washita, Oklahoma

* Took it's name from the Washita River
* Washita" is from two Choctaw words. "Owa" and "Chita" meaning "Big Hunt"
* The Wachita Indian Agency was nearby prior to the Civil War
* Site of a Civil War engagement Oct 23, 1862
* On Hwy 9 and Rock Island Railroad
* Post Office Established April 16, 1910

Topping the marker is the Old School Bell.

County: Caddo County

Record Address::
Washita, OK USA
73094

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Date Erected: 1997

Sponsor (Who put it there): Washita School Teachers and Students

Web site if available: Not listed
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