Leon, Oklahoma Chickasaw Nation Indian Territory - Leon, OK
N 33° 52.873 W 097° 25.614
14S E 645481 N 3750098
A beautiful black, marble slab stands in front of the Leon Cemetery, providing a few bits about this small community in the Red River Valley.
Waymark Code: WM11PPQ
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 11/27/2019
Views: 1
Above the Great Seal of the Chickasaw Nation is "Leon, Oklahoma", "Chickasaw Nation", and "Indian Territory" on separate lines. The marker text reads:
Town of Leon platted and surveyed by F.H. Boyd, July 9, 1901. Regisitered [sic] with Department of Interior in Washington, D.C., March 4, 1902. Incorporated 1904.
First post office established in 1883. First postmaster J.S. Ray.
Town of Leon received it's [sic] name from Dr. Brueggemeyer. He named Leon after his hometown in Germany. Approximate date 1883.
Leon Cemetery was started in 1883.
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None of the gentlemen referenced here are buried in the cemetery, although you'll find Dr. Edward Brueggemeyer in historic Fairview Cemetery in Gainesville, TX, the final resting place of many notable pioneers along both sides of the Red River.
County: Love
Record Address::
Leon Cemetery
Leon Cemetery Loop
Leon, OK USA
73441
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