Last Boomer Town

Last Boomer Town
About 3/4 mi. east. Here 300 armed "boomers" made their last stand for settlement of the Oklahoma country, led by Wm. L. Couch, and surrendered to U.S. Cavalary troops commanded by Col. E. Hatch, Jan. 26, 1885. On this site the "boomers" had built log cabins and dugouts for their town of Stillwater founded by them Dec. 12, 1884.

Location

Directions
1506 S. Main St. across the street from Fire Station No. 1 in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
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Notes

Boomer - A nickname and organization of advocates for the opening of the Oklahoma Territory for settlement.

Links: * Directions and description from Mark of Heritage, by Muriel H. Wright