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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1A6T_u-s-66-will-rogers-highway_Vinita-OK.html
Will Rogers formed lifelong ties to Vinita by attending school here, the Worcester Academy, 1889 and the Willie-Hasell College, 1894 and 1895 terms.
In 1934, Will returned for a WHC reunion and spoke at Old Settlers Day. He urged friends, "have…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1A6Q_war-memorial_Vinita-OK.html
"Not In Vain"may be the pride ofthose who survivedand the epitaph ofthose who fellWinston Churchill
Dedicated on the Eleventh Hour of the Eleventh Day of the Eleventh Month in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred and Ninety-One by the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11NM_worcester-academy_Vinita-OK.html
Established at VinitaCherokee Nation, Indian Territoryby the Rev. J. W. Scroggs, D.D.Dedicated Jan. 14, 1883Named in honor of theRev. Samuel A. Worcester, D.D.Missionary among the Cherokees
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11NL_grand-river-dam_Vinita-OK.html
14 miles S-E, is Langley the site of the Grand River Dam Lake, covering 45,000 acres, with a shore line of 1100 miles, costing more than $20,000,000.00. The largest multiple type arch dam on earth. It was constructed as an electric and flood contr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZHO_old-military-road_Vinita-OK.html
Crossed here: Ft. Gibson (Est. 1824) to Ft. Leavenworth. Two Cabin Creek battles in Civil War fought at old ford 5 mi.; S.W. Ketchum is east 1.5 mi. The first store, 1860, and a stage stand were at Old Sulphur Springs campground near here, N.E. Ok…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZA6_confederate-soldiers_Vinita-OK.html
(Front):To honorThe Confederate Soldiersof theBattle of Cabin CreekSept. 19, 1864
Erected byOkla. DivisionDaughters of the ConfederacyJune 1961(Back):Battle of Cabin CreekSept. 19, 1864Confederate Forces —Brig. Gen. Stand Watie - First In…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZA4_first-kansas-colored-volunteer-infantry_Vinita-OK.html
The First Kansas Colored Volunteer Infantry was the first Black unit to engage in battle in the Civil War. On July 2, 1863, while escorting a wagon train bound for Fort Gibson, the First Kansas Colored was attacked here by Stand Watie's Confederat…