FIRST Town meeting - Norman, OK
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The Snowdog
N 35° 13.245 W 097° 26.605
14S E 641664 N 3898633
The first meeting to organize the new town of Norman, Oklahoma was at (or near) this location.
Waymark Code: WM13T67
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 02/14/2021
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On (or about) May 4, 1889, a group of settlers met at (or near) this location (now the north end of Edwards Park) to establish the provisional government for the new settlement of Norman. The meeting place was the back of a lumber wagon. They elected a mayor, a secretary/recorder, a city marshal, and four councilmen. A double-sided historical marker commemorates this event.
FIRST - Classification Variable: Item or Event
Date of FIRST: 05/04/1889
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