Ozark Trail Pyramid

Historical marker location:

141 W Main St, Stratford, Oklahoma

( Marker is on West Main Street east of Maple Avenue, on the left when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 1997

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.