Post Office

Historical marker location:

West Oklahoma Avenue, Guthrie, Oklahoma

( Marker is at the intersection of West Oklahoma Avenue and South 2nd Street, on the left when traveling west on West Oklahoma Avenue.)

Marker installed: 1980

Dennis T. Flynn opened the Guthrie post office in a tent on April 23, 1889, the day after the famous run of 1889. With volunteer help, he handed out the mail. Within a few weeks, the post office was handling 3,000 letters and 1,000 newspapers daily.

The University of Oklahoma is home to the National Weather Center, which houses over 550 employees from over 30 different organizations, including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Severe Storms Laboratory.