Kay County

Kay County, Oklahoma

Before statehood, Kay County was formed from the "Cherokee Strip" or "Cherokee Outlet" and originally designated as county “K.” Its name means simply that.

Established: 1895 ^[1]
County Seat: Newkirk, Oklahoma 74647
Area: 919 mi² (2,380 km²)
Population: 43,700 ^[2]
Region: Red Carpet Country
Weather: NWS Norman
Info: Wikipedia
History: Oklahoma Historical Society

Kay County

101 Ranch

Old boundary line here - Named for its cattle brand '101' this ranch was begun by Col. Geo. W. Miller on his claim at opening of Cherokee Strip, Sept. 16, 1893. Operated by sons, George, Joe, a…

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Big Spring

Located 200 feet west is the Big Spring used by Indians explorers and cattlemen before the Cherokee Strip was opened to white settlement after the famous run of 1893 this spring was the main so…

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Birthplace of Interstate Oil Compact Commission

Original plans for creating Interstate Compact to conserve oil and gas were developed on December 4, 1934, at the home of Governor-elect E.W. Marland, located one half mile northeast of this sp…

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Black Iron Fountain

The first watering fountain in Ponca City once stood near the Marland Estate stables. Mrs. George Fluke, the designer of the Oklahoma state flag, repainted the relief daises on the fountain.

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Blackwell Museum

Markers honor the centennial of Blackwell in 1993, the homesteaders who made the run into the Cherokee Outlet in 1893, and employees of Blackwell Zinc Company who served in World War II.**

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Camp Tonkawa Prisoner of War Camp

Between October and December 1942 more than 900 construction workers labored twenty-four hours a day to build Camp Tonkawa on the quarter section immediately north of this marker (SE1/2 Sec. 28…

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Cherokee Strip Opening

The east-west line marks the northern border of the Cherokee Outlet, opened for settlement on September 16, 1893.

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Chief Joseph

Here me Chiefs. I am tired. My heart is sick and sad from where the sun now stands. I will fight no more forever. With these words, Cheif Joseph of the Nez Perce surrendered to Colonel Nelson…

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Chilocco Indian School

Congress authorized this school for Indian children in 1882. Before its closing in the 1970s, Chilocco was one of the largest Indian schools in the United States. On part of the original 9,000 …

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Cowboy Hill

Given in 1930 by Zack Miller to Cherokee Strip Punchers Association as place for annual reunion of those who had ridden the range in the Strip. (1959) Zack Miller, Jack Webb and Sam Stigal…

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Interstate Oil Compact Commission

Original plans for creating interstate compact to conserve oil and gas were developed on December 4, 1934, at home of Governor-Elect E.W. Marland, located only a short distance from this spot. …

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Kenneth Brill

The "old" town of Kaw City was covered by the waters of Kaw Lake in the 1970s and the new town rebuilt on higher ground nearby. The only commercial building moved was the 1902 train depot which…

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Marland's Grand Home

Plaques at the flagpole and on a bird bath recall the grandeur of the first home built by oilman E.W. Marland in 1916. Before he was elected governor of Oklahoma, Marland founded what became Co…

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Newkirk

Enameled historical markers with photographs commemorate the Cherokee Outlet, Cherokee Allotments, the Oil Boom, the Fire of 1901, Newkirk Country Club, Kay County Fair, Newkirk African-America…

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Oklahoma the Indian State

Land in this area was granted to Cherokee Indians by the U.S. in 1828. It opened to white settlement in 1893. The Kaw Indian Tribal Reservation is located 5 miles east. There was located the la…

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Oklahoma War Chief

Oklahoma War Chief First Newspaper Printed in the Cherokee Strip, June 14, 1884 published at tent town of Rock Falls, 2.5 miles N.W. of here by Capt. David L. Payen: leader of Oklahoma "Boom…

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Opening of the Cherokee Strip

To commemorate the Opening of The Cherokee Strip September 16, 1893. Erected by The Ponca City Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution

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Pioneer Woman Statue

The Pioneer Woman monument is a bronze sculpture in Ponca City, Oklahoma, designed by Bryant Baker and dedicated on April 22, 1930. The statue is of a sunbonneted woman leading a child by the h…

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Royal Air Force

England's Royal Air Force fliers trained in Ponca City as they prepared to defend the United Kingdom in World War II. The cemetery also contains a flagpole dedicated to Jack Barrington, an Engl…

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Survey Marker Kansas / Oklahoma Boundry

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County information from Wikipedia.
Population from U.S. Census Bureau, 2020.