Historical Marker
Purcell
Historical marker location:
121 North 2nd Avenue, Purcell, Oklahoma
( Marker is at the intersection of North 2nd Avenue and West Washington Street (State Highway 39), on the right when traveling south on North 2nd Avenue.)
Marker installed: 1990
The Birthplace of Oklahoma.
The state capital of Oklahoma is Oklahoma City, which was settled in 1889 during the Land Run of 1889, when settlers rushed to stake their claim on land that had previously been reserved for Native American tribes.