Crapemyrtle Capital of Oklahoma - Duncan, Oklahoma
N 34° 30.104 W 097° 57.571
14S E 595519 N 3818280
By order of the Governor and State Legislature, Duncan has been designates as the crape myrtle capital of Oklahoma since 2008.
Waymark Code: WMHVK7
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 08/16/2013
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First to the mundane issue of the Queen's English. According to the botanical gurus at Texas A&M "crapemyrtle," even though it is the spelling used throughout Duncan and on its websites, is the least favored spelling for name of the well-known flowering Southern shrub. The preferred spelling is "crape myrtle" although "crepe myrtle" is also acceptable.
The shrub is fairly ubiquitous throughout the central South because it requires little water, is very heat resistant, and offers color throughout the dog days of Southern summers. It is used by private citizens and highway departments as a landscape feature because it can be grown into a fenceline, allowed to grow into a tree, or, most usually, repeatedly cut back as tall shrubs. The plant gets its name because the flowers tend to look like tiny swatches of crinkled crepe paper. It comes in all hues of pink and purple, as well as white.
The listed GPS coordinates are for the large mural covering the side of the Palace Theater in downtown Duncan, declaring the town's status.
You might also want to check out the following coordinates in Duncan's Fuqua Park Park, next to US 81: 34.506, -97.966 . Just before you get to the railroad museum, you will see a board outlining the Crapemyrtle Trail through town. It is the same map which is located on the "Official Tourism" page.
The page also describes the history of how the city got its designation in great detail. Another official websites can be found at the following: (
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