Stringtown Shootout

Historical marker location:

Stringtown, Oklahoma

( Marker is on North Mississippi Avenue (U.S. 69) south of Ash Street, on the right when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 2007

The state animal of Oklahoma is the American Bison, which was once hunted nearly to extinction in the 19th century. Today, bison are raised on ranches in Oklahoma and other states for their meat, hides, and other products.