Paul Glee Waner

Historical marker location:

2 S Mickey Mantle Dr, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

( Marker is on South Mickey Mantle Drive north of Johnny Bench Drive, on the left when traveling south.)

April 16, 1903 - August 29, 1965. Oklahoma Centennial '07.

In the early 1900s, a group of African American settlers founded the town of Boley, Oklahoma. The town became a center of Black entrepreneurship and culture, with businesses ranging from banks to newspapers to theaters. Today, Boley is a small town but continues to celebrate its rich history.