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 FIRST Town in Oklahoma - Stillwater, OK Posted by:  hamquilter
N 36° 06.992 W 097° 03.127
14S E 675309 N 3998630
Stillwater is the FIRST referenced town in Oklahoma Territory.
Waymark Code: WMZ1KC
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 08/26/2018
Views: 8
Morningside Park is a small strip of land, wedged between two creeks. It contains several monuments to Stillwater history.
This is a granite monument outlining the settlement of Stillwater in the late 1800's. Four years before the official Land Run of 1889, the Boomer settlers in this area began calling their settlement "The Town of Stillwater". A granite monument tells this story, and reads:
STILLWATER
Where Oklahoma Began!
In December, 1884, 200 Boomers
led by William L. Couch settled
near this side on Stillwater Creek.
When ordered to leave, they defied
the U.S. Cavalry. Lt. Mathias W. Day
wired for reinforcements and
added "They call this place the
Town of Stillwater." This was the
first recorded reference to a
town in the Oklahoma Territory.The Boomers departed in 1885
but at noon on April 22, 1889,
thousands made the Oklahoma
Land Run, and Stillwater was
settled in the first hour. These
courageous pioneers were leaders
in building Stillwater, Payne County,
and Oklahoma. 
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FIRST - Classification Variable: Place or Location
Date of FIRST: 12/01/1884
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