Western Cattle Trail

Historical marker location:

Fargo, Oklahoma

( Marker is on E0440 Road, 0.2 miles State Highway 15, on the left when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 2000

The world's first installed parking meter was in Oklahoma City on July 16, 1935. The parking meter was invented by Carl C. Magee, a journalist and entrepreneur, who wanted to solve the problem of cars taking up too much space on the city's streets.