Scenes from History - Wilson, OK
Posted by: hamquilter
N 34° 09.727 W 097° 25.569
14S E 645071 N 3781250
This mural in downtown Wilson shows scenes from the early days of the town.
Waymark Code: WMXHDJ
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 01/14/2018
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This mural is painted on the east brick wall of a one-story building at 1140 E. Main (between 6th and 7th Streets). We saw no signature or indication of the date or artist.
At the south end of the mural is a locomotive and several railroad workers. Railroads always played a significant part in the history of small Oklahoma towns. North of this is a depiction of a depot with an old car in front, and to the right, a track with a railroad car. At the north end of the mural is an oilfield truck with a sign Hewitt Oilfield, and an oil derrick. The Oklahoma oil boom had a large role in the activities of Wilson back in the 1920's and 1930's.