Lewis Tewanima

Historical marker location:

901 East Central Boulevard, Anadarko, Oklahoma

( Marker is on East Central Boulevard (U.S. 62) 0.3 miles east of Southeast 7th Street, on the right when traveling west.)

Hopi Olympian. Circa 1880-1969.

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.