Kiowa County Diamond Jubilee - Hobart, OK
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N 35° 01.505 W 099° 05.572
14S E 491528 N 3875828
This monument placed in 1976, celebrates the City and County's 75th anniversary.
Waymark Code: WM11X50
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 01/02/2020
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Kiowa County and the town of Hobart, its county seat, were established in 1901 with the opening of the Kiowa-Comanche-Apache Reservation for settlement. In 1976, the citizens funded the placement of this granite monument for the Diamond Jubilee celebration (as well as the country's Bicentennial).
The 9-foot high granite monument stands in front of the Kiowa County Courthouse. Each of its sides has an emblem showing the dates 1901 and 1976 and the words "Kiowa County Diamond Jubilee" and "American Revolution Bicentennial".
One side shows an engraving of Garret A. Hobart, with the dedication: "Hobart was named to honor Garret A. Hobart, 24th Vice President of the United States. Hobart was the first town in Oklahoma to adopt a City Flower - "The Iris"."
A second and third sides of the monument have maps of the City and the County. Hobart is designated "The Hub of the Great Plains Country". Engravings of cotton, wheat, cattle and windmills show the focal points of the City.
A 4th side shows the dedication which reads: "A birthday gift from the people of Hobart to their town on August 6, 1976, her 75th anniversary. This marker is dedicated to her pioneers, those courageous men and women who left the security of their homes in established communities to build a new life in the new country created by the colorful and exciting great land lottery of 1901. In some measure this is an expression of appreciation for what what did, of the sacrifices they made and the hardships they surmounted as they went about carving an enduring society out of a raw prairie."