Last Boomer Town Site - Stillwater, OK
N 36° 06.081 W 097° 02.425
14S E 676397 N 3996967
Last Boomer Town Site before the Land Run of Oklahoma
Waymark Code: WM18J19
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 08/08/2023
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Early Settlers were known as Boomers, or Boomer Sooners since they "jumped the gun" on settling land in Oklahoma.
These settlers has built cabins and dugouts and called their settlement Stillwater on Dec 12, 1884. They were led by William Couch, a early leader in Stillwater. As one of the founders of Stillwater Couch Park the largest recreational park in Stillwater is named after him.
Eventually they were forced to surrender as the US Calvary was clearing out boomers to prepare for the opening of lands in 1885. The website link below gives more info into the history of Wm. Couch and David Payne who Payne County is named for.
This marker erected by Boy Scout Troop 14 marks the site where their Homesteads were located in 1884
Link to the Homestead: [Web Link]
Additional Parking or Point of Interest: N 36° 06.081 W 097° 02.425
Structure Type: Log Cabin
History if no Link: Not listed
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